ALTER TABLESPACE

Changes 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_ or gp_ (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.

See Also

CREATE TABLESPACE, DROP TABLESPACE

Parent topic: SQL Command Reference

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