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.
