Data definition
ALTER DATABASE
Reference and syntax for the ALTER DATABASE command.
Updates the configuration of the specified database.
ALTER DATABASE DESCRIPTION
Syntax
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
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<database_name> | The name of the database to be altered. |
<description> | The description of the database. |
Example
The following example alters a description of the database:
ALTER DATABASE RENAME TO
Renames the specified database.
Syntax
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
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<database_name> | The name of the database to rename. |
<new_database_name> | The new name of the database. |
ALTER DATABASE OWNER TO
Change the owner of a database. The current owner of a database can be viewed in the information_schema.catalogs view on catalog_owner
column.
check ownership page for more info.
Syntax
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
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<database_name> | The name of the database to change the owner of. |
<user> | The new owner of the database. |