alter tablespace(7)
NAME
ALTER TABLESPACE - change the definition of a tablespace
SYNOPSIS
ALTER TABLESPACE name RENAME TO newname ALTER TABLESPACE name OWNER TO newowner
DESCRIPTION
ALTER TABLESPACE changes the definition of a tablespace.
You must own the tablespace to use ALTER TABLESPACE. To alter the
owner, you must also be a direct or indirect member of the new owning
role. (Note that superusers have these privileges automatically.)
PARAMETERS
name The name of an existing tablespace.
- newname
- The new name of the tablespace. The new name cannot begin with pg_, as such names are reserved for system tablespaces.
- newowner
- The new owner of the tablespace.
EXAMPLES
Rename tablespace index_space to fast_raid:
ALTER TABLESPACE index_space RENAME TO fast_raid;
Change the owner of tablespace index_space:
ALTER TABLESPACE index_space OWNER TO mary;
COMPATIBILITY
There is no ALTER TABLESPACE statement in the SQL standard.
SEE ALSO
- CREATE TABLESPACE [create_tablespace(7)], DROP TABLESPACE
[drop_tablespace(l)]