# ALTER_EVENT_TRIGGER - change the definition of an event trigger - man(7) - [phpMan]

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## NAME
       ALTER_EVENT_TRIGGER - change the definition of an event trigger

## SYNOPSIS
       ALTER EVENT TRIGGER _name_ DISABLE
       ALTER EVENT TRIGGER _name_ ENABLE [ REPLICA | ALWAYS ]
       ALTER EVENT TRIGGER _name_ OWNER TO { _new_owner_ | CURRENT_ROLE | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER }
       ALTER EVENT TRIGGER _name_ RENAME TO _new_name_

## DESCRIPTION
       **ALTER EVENT TRIGGER **changes properties of an existing event trigger.

       You must be superuser to alter an event trigger.

## PARAMETERS
       _name_
           The name of an existing trigger to alter.

       _new_owner_
           The user name of the new owner of the event trigger.

       _new_name_
           The new name of the event trigger.

       DISABLE/ENABLE [ REPLICA | ALWAYS ]
           These forms configure the firing of event triggers. A disabled trigger is still known to
           the system, but is not executed when its triggering event occurs. See also
           session_replication_role.

## COMPATIBILITY
       There is no **ALTER EVENT TRIGGER **statement in the SQL standard.

## SEE ALSO
       CREATE EVENT TRIGGER ([**CREATE_EVENT_TRIGGER**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/CREATEEVENTTRIGGER/7/markdown)), DROP EVENT TRIGGER ([**DROP_EVENT_TRIGGER**(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/DROPEVENTTRIGGER/7/markdown))

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