ALTER TABLESPACE
Name
ALTER TABLESPACE -- change the definition of a tablespace
Synopsis
ALTER TABLESPACE name RENAME TO newname
ALTER TABLESPACE name OWNER TO newowner
Description
ALTER TABLESPACE changes the definition of
a tablespace.
You must own the tablespace to use 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.)
Parameters
- name
The name of an existing tablespace.
- newname
The new name of the tablespace. The new name cannot
begin with pg_, as such names
are reserved for system tablespaces.
- newowner
The new owner of the tablespace.
Examples
Rename tablespace index_space to fast_raid:
ALTER TABLESPACE index_space RENAME TO fast_raid;
Change the owner of tablespace index_space:
ALTER TABLESPACE index_space OWNER TO mary;
Compatibility
There is no ALTER TABLESPACE statement in
the SQL standard.