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<h2>Name</h2>
<p>ALTER SCHEMA — change the definition of a schema</p>
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<h2>Synopsis</h2>
<pre class="synopsis">ALTER SCHEMA <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> RENAME TO <em class="replaceable"><code>newname</code></em>
ALTER SCHEMA <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> OWNER TO <em class="replaceable"><code>newowner</code></em></pre>
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<p> <code class="command">ALTER SCHEMA</code> changes the definition of a schema.
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<p> You must own the schema to use <code class="command">ALTER SCHEMA</code>.
To rename a schema you must also have the
<code class="literal">CREATE</code> 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
<code class="literal">CREATE</code> privilege for the database.
(Note that superusers have all these privileges automatically.)
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<dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p> The name of an existing schema.
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<dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>newname</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p> The new name of the schema. The new name cannot
begin with <code class="literal">pg_</code>, as such names
are reserved for system schemas.
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<dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>newowner</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p> The new owner of the schema.
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<a name="id744617"></a><h2>Compatibility</h2>
<p> There is no <code class="command">ALTER SCHEMA</code> statement in the SQL
standard.
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<a name="id744631"></a><h2>See Also</h2>
<span class="simplelist"><a href="sql-createschema.html">CREATE SCHEMA</a>, <a href="sql-dropschema.html">DROP SCHEMA</a></span>
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