# ALTER SCHEMA
ALTER SCHEMA — change the definition of a schema
# Synopsis
ALTER SCHEMA name RENAME TO new_name
ALTER SCHEMA name OWNER TO { new_owner | CURRENT_ROLE | 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.