ALTER SCHEMA(7) PostgreSQL 16.7 Documentation ALTER SCHEMA(7)
NAME
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 be able to SET ROLE to the new owning role, and that
role 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 (CREATE_SCHEMA(7)), DROP SCHEMA (DROP_SCHEMA(7))
PostgreSQL 16.7 2025 ALTER SCHEMA(7)
postgresql 16.7 - Generated Sat Mar 22 10:16:54 CDT 2025