1ALTER TABLESPACE(7)              SQL Commands              ALTER TABLESPACE(7)
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NAME

6       ALTER TABLESPACE - change the definition of a tablespace
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SYNOPSIS

10       ALTER TABLESPACE name RENAME TO newname
11       ALTER TABLESPACE name OWNER TO newowner
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DESCRIPTION

15       ALTER TABLESPACE changes the definition of a tablespace.
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17       You  must  own  the  tablespace  to use ALTER TABLESPACE.  To alter the
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19       role.  (Note that superusers have these privileges automatically.)
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PARAMETERS

22       name   The name of an existing tablespace.
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25              The  new  name of the tablespace. The new name cannot begin with
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EXAMPLES

32       Rename tablespace index_space to fast_raid:
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34       ALTER TABLESPACE index_space RENAME TO fast_raid;
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37       Change the owner of tablespace index_space:
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39       ALTER TABLESPACE index_space OWNER TO mary;
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COMPATIBILITY

43       There is no ALTER TABLESPACE statement in the SQL standard.
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SEE ALSO

46       CREATE    TABLESPACE    [create_tablespace(7)],     DROP     TABLESPACE
47       [drop_tablespace(7)]
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51SQL - Language Statements         2014-02-17               ALTER TABLESPACE(7)