ALTER SCHEMA

Changes the definition of a schema.

Synopsis

ALTER SCHEMA <name> RENAME TO <new_name>

ALTER SCHEMA <name> OWNER 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.

See Also

CREATE SCHEMA, DROP SCHEMA

Parent topic: SQL Commands