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<!--
doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_schema.sgml
PostgreSQL documentation
-->

<refentry id="sql-alterschema">
 <indexterm zone="sql-alterschema">
  <primary>ALTER SCHEMA</primary>
 </indexterm>

 <refmeta>
  <refentrytitle>ALTER SCHEMA</refentrytitle>
  <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
  <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
 </refmeta>

 <refnamediv>
  <refname>ALTER SCHEMA</refname>
  <refpurpose>change the definition of a schema</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
ALTER SCHEMA <replaceable>name</replaceable> RENAME TO <replaceable>new_name</replaceable>
ALTER SCHEMA <replaceable>name</replaceable> OWNER TO { <replaceable>new_owner</replaceable> | CURRENT_ROLE | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER }
</synopsis>
 </refsynopsisdiv>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Description</title>

  <para>
   <command>ALTER SCHEMA</command> changes the definition of a schema.
  </para>

  <para>
   You must own the schema to use <command>ALTER SCHEMA</command>.
   To rename a schema you must also have the
   <literal>CREATE</literal> 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
   <literal>CREATE</literal> privilege for the database.
   (Note that superusers have all these privileges automatically.)
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Parameters</title>

  <variablelist>
   <varlistentry>
    <term><replaceable>name</replaceable></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The name of an existing schema.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>

   <varlistentry>
    <term><replaceable>new_name</replaceable></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The new name of the schema.  The new name cannot
      begin with <literal>pg_</literal>, as such names
      are reserved for system schemas.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>

   <varlistentry>
    <term><replaceable class="parameter">new_owner</replaceable></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The new owner of the schema.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
  </variablelist>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Compatibility</title>

  <para>
   There is no <command>ALTER SCHEMA</command> statement in the SQL
   standard.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>See Also</title>

  <simplelist type="inline">
   <member><xref linkend="sql-createschema"/></member>
   <member><xref linkend="sql-dropschema"/></member>
  </simplelist>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>