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ALTER SCHEMA
ALTER SCHEMA — change the definition of a schema
Synopsis
ALTER SCHEMAname
RENAME TOnew_name
ALTER SCHEMAname
OWNER TO {new_owner
| CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER }
Description
ALTER SCHEMA
changes the definition of a schema.
You must own the schema to use ALTER SCHEMA
. To rename a schema you must also have the CREATE
privilege for the database. To alter the owner, you must also be a direct or indirect member of the new owning role, and you must have the CREATE
privilege for the database. (Note that superusers have all these privileges automatically.)
Parameters
name
-
The name of an existing schema.
new_name
-
The new name of the schema. The new name cannot begin with
pg_
, as such names are reserved for system schemas. new_owner
-
The new owner of the schema.
Compatibility
There is no ALTER SCHEMA
statement in the SQL standard.