1ALTER USER(7) PostgreSQL 13.4 Documentation ALTER USER(7)
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6 ALTER_USER - change a database role
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9 ALTER USER role_specification [ WITH ] option [ ... ]
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11 where option can be:
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13 SUPERUSER | NOSUPERUSER
14 | CREATEDB | NOCREATEDB
15 | CREATEROLE | NOCREATEROLE
16 | INHERIT | NOINHERIT
17 | LOGIN | NOLOGIN
18 | REPLICATION | NOREPLICATION
19 | BYPASSRLS | NOBYPASSRLS
20 | CONNECTION LIMIT connlimit
21 | [ ENCRYPTED ] PASSWORD 'password' | PASSWORD NULL
22 | VALID UNTIL 'timestamp'
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24 ALTER USER name RENAME TO new_name
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26 ALTER USER { role_specification | ALL } [ IN DATABASE database_name ] SET configuration_parameter { TO | = } { value | DEFAULT }
27 ALTER USER { role_specification | ALL } [ IN DATABASE database_name ] SET configuration_parameter FROM CURRENT
28 ALTER USER { role_specification | ALL } [ IN DATABASE database_name ] RESET configuration_parameter
29 ALTER USER { role_specification | ALL } [ IN DATABASE database_name ] RESET ALL
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31 where role_specification can be:
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38 ALTER USER is now an alias for ALTER ROLE (ALTER_ROLE(7)).
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41 The ALTER USER statement is a PostgreSQL extension. The SQL standard
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45 ALTER ROLE (ALTER_ROLE(7))
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49PostgreSQL 13.4 2021 ALTER USER(7)