{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "ALTER_EVENT_TRIGGER",
    "section": "7",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ALTER_EVENT_TRIGGER/7/json",
    "generated": "2026-10-04T14:44:09Z",
    "synopsis": "ALTER EVENT TRIGGER name DISABLE\nALTER EVENT TRIGGER name ENABLE [ REPLICA | ALWAYS ]\nALTER EVENT TRIGGER name OWNER TO { newowner | CURRENTROLE | CURRENTUSER | SESSIONUSER }\nALTER EVENT TRIGGER name RENAME TO newname",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "ALTEREVENTTRIGGER - change the definition of an event trigger\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "ALTER EVENT TRIGGER name DISABLE\nALTER EVENT TRIGGER name ENABLE [ REPLICA | ALWAYS ]\nALTER EVENT TRIGGER name OWNER TO { newowner | CURRENTROLE | CURRENTUSER | SESSIONUSER }\nALTER EVENT TRIGGER name RENAME TO newname\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "ALTER EVENT TRIGGER changes properties of an existing event trigger.\n\nYou must be superuser to alter an event trigger.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "PARAMETERS": {
            "content": "name\nThe name of an existing trigger to alter.\n\nnewowner\nThe user name of the new owner of the event trigger.\n\nnewname\nThe new name of the event trigger.\n\nDISABLE/ENABLE [ REPLICA | ALWAYS ]\nThese forms configure the firing of event triggers. A disabled trigger is still known to\nthe system, but is not executed when its triggering event occurs. See also\nsessionreplicationrole.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "COMPATIBILITY": {
            "content": "There is no ALTER EVENT TRIGGER statement in the SQL standard.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "CREATE EVENT TRIGGER (CREATEEVENTTRIGGER(7)), DROP EVENT TRIGGER (DROPEVENTTRIGGER(7))\n\nPostgreSQL 16.14                                2026                          ALTER EVENT TRIGGER(7)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "ALTEREVENTTRIGGER - change the definition of an event trigger",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "CREATEEVENTTRIGGER",
            "section": "7",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/CREATEEVENTTRIGGER/7/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "DROPEVENTTRIGGER",
            "section": "7",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/DROPEVENTTRIGGER/7/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "TRIGGER",
            "section": "7",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/TRIGGER/7/json"
        }
    ]
}