alter_schema(7)

NAME#

ALTER_SCHEMA - change the definition of a schema

SYNOPSIS#

ALTER SCHEMA \nname\n RENAME TO \nnew_name\n
ALTER SCHEMA \nname\n OWNER TO { \nnew_owner\n | CURRENT_ROLE | 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 be able to SET ROLE to the new owning role, and that role must have the CREATE privilege for the database. (Note that superusers have all these privileges automatically.)

PARAMETERS#

name

new_name

new_owner

COMPATIBILITY#

There is no ALTER SCHEMA statement in the SQL standard.

SEE ALSO#

CREATE SCHEMA (CREATE_SCHEMA(7)), DROP SCHEMA (DROP_SCHEMA(7))