ALTER TABLESPACE
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SQL - Language Statements
ALTER TABLESPACE
change the definition of a tablespace
ALTER TABLESPACE
ALTER TABLESPACE name RENAME TO new_name
ALTER TABLESPACE name OWNER TO new_owner
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.
new_name
The new name of the tablespace. The new name cannot
begin with pg_, as such names
are reserved for system tablespaces.
new_owner
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.
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