ALTER SCHEMA
ALTER SCHEMA
ALTER SCHEMA - change the definition of a schema
Synopsis
ALTER SCHEMAnameRENAME TOnew_nameALTER SCHEMAnameOWNER 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.