ALTER SCHEMA

ALTER SCHEMA

ALTER SCHEMA

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SQL - Language Statements

ALTER SCHEMA

change the definition of a schema

ALTER SCHEMA

name

RENAME TO

new_name

ALTER SCHEMA

name

OWNER TO {

new_owner

| 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>
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.

See Also#