REASSIGN OWNED(7)                                         SQL Commands                                         REASSIGN OWNED(7)



NAME
       REASSIGN OWNED - change the ownership of database objects owned by a database role


SYNOPSIS
       REASSIGN OWNED BY old_role [, ...] TO new_role


DESCRIPTION
       REASSIGN  OWNED  instructs  the  system to change the ownership of the database objects owned by one of the old_roles, to
       new_role.

PARAMETERS
       old_role
              The name of a role. The ownership of all the objects in the current database owned by this role will be reassigned
              to new_role.

       new_role
              The name of the role that will be made the new owner of the affected objects.

NOTES
       REASSIGN  OWNED  is  often  used to prepare for the removal of one or more roles. Because REASSIGN OWNED only affects the
       objects in the current database, it is usually necessary to execute this command in each database that  contains  objects
       owned by a role that is to be removed.

       The DROP OWNED [drop_owned(7)] command is an alternative that drops all the database objects owned by one or more roles.

       The REASSIGN OWNED command does not affect the privileges granted to the old_roles in objects that are not owned by them.
       Use DROP OWNED to revoke those privileges.

COMPATIBILITY
       The REASSIGN OWNED statement is a PostgreSQL extension.

SEE ALSO
       DROP OWNED [drop_owned(7)], DROP ROLE [drop_role(7)]



SQL - Language Statements                                  2011-09-22                                          REASSIGN OWNED(7)