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# REVOKE SYSTEM Permission

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[System permissions](/content/security/sec_concepts#security-concepts-permissions-system) can be
revoked from [users](/content/security/sec_concepts#security-concepts-users) or
[roles](/content/security/sec_concepts#security-concepts-roles).

```sql title="REVOKE System Administrative Permission Syntax" theme={null}
REVOKE SYSTEM < ADMIN | CREATE | MONITOR | READ | WRITE > FROM <user name | role name>
```

```sql title="REVOKE User Administrative Permission Syntax" theme={null}
REVOKE USER ADMIN FROM <user name | role name>
```

## Examples

To revoke system administrator permission from **jsmith**:

```sql REVOKE SYSTEM ADMIN Example theme={null}
REVOKE SYSTEM ADMIN FROM jsmith
```

To revoke read access to all tables from the **auditor** role:

```sql REVOKE SYSTEM READ Example theme={null}
REVOKE SYSTEM READ FROM auditor
```

To revoke user administrator permission from **jsmith**:

```sql REVOKE USER ADMIN Example theme={null}
REVOKE USER ADMIN FROM jsmith
```


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