1ALTER SCHEMA(7) PostgreSQL 16.1 Documentation ALTER SCHEMA(7)
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6 ALTER_SCHEMA - change the definition of a schema
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9 ALTER SCHEMA name RENAME TO new_name
10 ALTER SCHEMA name OWNER TO { new_owner | CURRENT_ROLE | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER }
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13 ALTER SCHEMA changes the definition of a schema.
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15 You must own the schema to use ALTER SCHEMA. To rename a schema you
16 must also have the CREATE privilege for the database. To alter the
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18 role must have the CREATE privilege for the database. (Note that
19 superusers have all these privileges automatically.)
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23 The name of an existing schema.
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26 The new name of the schema. The new name cannot begin with pg_, as
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30 The new owner of the schema.
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33 There is no ALTER SCHEMA statement in the SQL standard.
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36 CREATE SCHEMA (CREATE_SCHEMA(7)), DROP SCHEMA (DROP_SCHEMA(7))
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40PostgreSQL 16.1 2023 ALTER SCHEMA(7)