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.\" Title: ALTER SCHEMA
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.\" Manual: PostgreSQL 9.2.24 Documentation
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.TH "ALTER SCHEMA" "7" "2017-11-06" "PostgreSQL 9.2.24" "PostgreSQL 9.2.24 Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
ALTER_SCHEMA \- change the definition of a schema
.\" ALTER SCHEMA
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
ALTER SCHEMA \fIname\fR RENAME TO \fInew_name\fR
ALTER SCHEMA \fIname\fR OWNER TO \fInew_owner\fR
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBALTER SCHEMA\fR
changes the definition of a schema\&.
.PP
You must own the schema to use
\fBALTER SCHEMA\fR\&. 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\&.)
.SH "PARAMETERS"
.PP
\fIname\fR
.RS 4
The name of an existing schema\&.
.RE
.PP
\fInew_name\fR
.RS 4
The new name of the schema\&. The new name cannot begin with
pg_, as such names are reserved for system schemas\&.
.RE
.PP
\fInew_owner\fR
.RS 4
The new owner of the schema\&.
.RE
.SH "COMPATIBILITY"
.PP
There is no
\fBALTER SCHEMA\fR
statement in the SQL standard\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
CREATE SCHEMA (\fBCREATE_SCHEMA\fR(7)), DROP SCHEMA (\fBDROP_SCHEMA\fR(7))
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