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title: REASSIGN OWNED
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Changes the ownership of database objects owned by a database role.

## <a id="topic1__section2"></a>Synopsis

``` pre
REASSIGN OWNED BY <old_role> [, ...] TO <new_role>
         
```

## <a id="topic1__section3"></a>Description

`REASSIGN OWNED` reassigns all the objects in the current database that are owned by \<old\_role\> to \<new\_role\>. Note that it does not change the ownership of the database itself.

## <a id="topic1__section4"></a>Parameters

<dt> \<old\_role\>   </dt>
<dd>The name of a role. The ownership of all the objects in the current database owned by this role will be reassigned to \<new\_role\>.</dd>

<dt> \<new\_role\>   </dt>
<dd>The name of the role that will be made the new owner of the affected objects.</dd>

## <a id="topic1__section5"></a>Notes

`REASSIGN OWNED` is often used to prepare for the removal of one or more roles. Because `REASSIGN OWNED` only affects the objects in the current database, it is usually necessary to execute this command in each database that contains objects owned by a role that is to be removed.

The `DROP OWNED` command is an alternative that drops all the database objects owned by one or more roles.

The `REASSIGN OWNED` command does not affect the privileges granted to the old roles in objects that are not owned by them. Use `DROP OWNED` to revoke those privileges.

## <a id="topic1__section6"></a>Examples

Reassign any database objects owned by the role named `sally` and `bob` to `admin`;

``` pre
REASSIGN OWNED BY sally, bob TO admin;
```

## <a id="topic1__section7"></a>Compatibility

The `REASSIGN OWNED` statement is a HAWQ extension.

## <a id="topic1__section8"></a>See Also

[DROP OWNED](DROP-OWNED.html), [DROP ROLE](DROP-ROLE.html)