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ALTER SCHEMA(7)                    PostgreSQL 14.23 Documentation                    ALTER SCHEMA(7)



NAME
       ALTER_SCHEMA - change the definition of a schema

SYNOPSIS
       ALTER SCHEMA name RENAME TO new_name
       ALTER SCHEMA name OWNER TO { new_owner | CURRENT_ROLE | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER }

DESCRIPTION
       ALTER SCHEMA changes the definition of a schema.

       You must own the schema to use ALTER SCHEMA. To rename a schema you must also have the CREATE
       privilege for the database. To alter the owner, you must also be a direct or indirect member
       of the new owning role, and you must have the CREATE privilege for the database. (Note that
       superusers have all these privileges automatically.)

PARAMETERS
       name
           The name of an existing schema.

       new_name
           The new name of the schema. The new name cannot begin with pg_, as such names are
           reserved for system schemas.

       new_owner
           The new owner of the schema.

COMPATIBILITY
       There is no ALTER SCHEMA statement in the SQL standard.

SEE ALSO
       CREATE SCHEMA (CREATE_SCHEMA(7)), DROP SCHEMA (DROP_SCHEMA(7))



PostgreSQL 14.23                                2026                                 ALTER SCHEMA(7)