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| <refentry id="SQL-ALTERTABLESPACE"> |
| <refmeta> |
| <refentrytitle id="SQL-ALTERTABLESPACE-TITLE">ALTER TABLESPACE</refentrytitle> |
| <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo> |
| </refmeta> |
| |
| <refnamediv> |
| <refname>ALTER TABLESPACE</refname> |
| <refpurpose>change the definition of a tablespace</refpurpose> |
| </refnamediv> |
| |
| <indexterm zone="sql-altertablespace"> |
| <primary>ALTER TABLESPACE</primary> |
| </indexterm> |
| |
| <refsynopsisdiv> |
| <synopsis> |
| ALTER TABLESPACE <replaceable>name</replaceable> RENAME TO <replaceable>newname</replaceable> |
| ALTER TABLESPACE <replaceable>name</replaceable> OWNER TO <replaceable>newowner</replaceable> |
| </synopsis> |
| </refsynopsisdiv> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>Description</title> |
| |
| <para> |
| <command>ALTER TABLESPACE</command> changes the definition of |
| a tablespace. |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| You must own the tablespace to use <command>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.) |
| </para> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>Parameters</title> |
| |
| <variablelist> |
| <varlistentry> |
| <term><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></term> |
| <listitem> |
| <para> |
| The name of an existing tablespace. |
| </para> |
| </listitem> |
| </varlistentry> |
| |
| <varlistentry> |
| <term><replaceable class="parameter">newname</replaceable></term> |
| <listitem> |
| <para> |
| The new name of the tablespace. The new name cannot |
| begin with <literal>pg_</literal>, as such names |
| are reserved for system tablespaces. |
| </para> |
| </listitem> |
| </varlistentry> |
| |
| <varlistentry> |
| <term><replaceable class="parameter">newowner</replaceable></term> |
| <listitem> |
| <para> |
| The new owner of the tablespace. |
| </para> |
| </listitem> |
| </varlistentry> |
| </variablelist> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>Examples</title> |
| |
| <para> |
| Rename tablespace <literal>index_space</literal> to <literal>fast_raid</literal>: |
| <programlisting> |
| ALTER TABLESPACE index_space RENAME TO fast_raid; |
| </programlisting> |
| </para> |
| |
| <para> |
| Change the owner of tablespace <literal>index_space</literal>: |
| <programlisting> |
| ALTER TABLESPACE index_space OWNER TO mary; |
| </programlisting> |
| </para> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>Compatibility</title> |
| |
| <para> |
| There is no <command>ALTER TABLESPACE</command> statement in |
| the SQL standard. |
| </para> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>See Also</title> |
| |
| <simplelist type="inline"> |
| <member><xref linkend="sql-createtablespace" endterm="sql-createtablespace-title"></member> |
| <member><xref linkend="sql-droptablespace" endterm="sql-droptablespace-title"></member> |
| </simplelist> |
| </refsect1> |
| </refentry> |