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ALTER
NAME
  ALTER DATABASE - change a database

SYNOPSIS
  ALTER DATABASE name SET parameter { TO | = } { value | DEFAULT }
  ALTER DATABASE name RESET parameter

  ALTER DATABASE name RENAME TO newname

  ALTER DATABASE name OWNER TO new_owner

DESCRIPTION
  ALTER DATABASE changes the attributes of a database.

  The first two forms change the session default for a run-time configuration
  variable for a PostgreSQL database. Whenever a new session is subsequently
  started in that database, the specified value becomes the session default
  value.  The database-specific default overrides whatever setting is present
  in postgresql.conf or has been received from the postmaster command line.
  Only the database owner or a superuser can change the session defaults for
  a database. Certain variables cannot be set this way, or can only be set by
  a superuser.

  The third form changes the name of the database. Only the database owner or
  a superuser can rename a database; non-superuser owners must also have the
  CREATEDB privilege. The current database cannot be renamed. (Connect to a
  different database if you need to do that.)

  The fourth form changes the owner of the database. Only a superuser can
  change the database's owner.

PARAMETERS
  name The name of the database whose attributes are to be altered.

  parameter

  value
       Set this database's session default for the specified configuration
       parameter to the given value. If value is DEFAULT or, equivalently,
       RESET is used, the database-specific setting is removed, so the
       system-wide default setting will be inherited in new sessions. Use
       RESET ALL to clear all database-specific settings.

       See SET [set(5)] and the documentation for more information about
       allowed parameter names and values.

  newname
       The new name of the database.

  new_owner
       The new owner of the database.

NOTES
  It is also possible to tie a session default to a specific user rather than
  to a database; see ALTER USER [alter_user(5)].  User-specific settings
  override database-specific ones if there is a conflict.

EXAMPLES
  To disable index scans by default in the database test:

  ALTER DATABASE test SET enable_indexscan TO off;

COMPATIBILITY
  The ALTER DATABASE statement is a PostgreSQL extension.

SEE ALSO
  CREATE DATABASE [create_database(5)], DROP DATABASE [drop_database(l)], SET
  [set(l)]

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