Postgres provides the “ALTER ROLE” statement to alter an existing role with a new role. Using this, users can change the name and attributes of any existing role.
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How to Use GRANT Statement in PostgreSQL
In PostgreSQL, users can access and override the privileges/rights of the database objects through the “GRANT” statement.
How to Use REVOKE Privileges in PostgreSQL
In PostgreSQL, the “REVOKE” statement is quite helpful in revoking the granted privileges from single or multiple roles.
How to Drop Roles in PostgreSQL
In Postgres, the DROP ROLE statement is used to drop an existing role with its attributes. In the case of dependent objects, the DROP OWNED statement is used.
How to Show Users in PostgreSQL
In PostgreSQL, the “\du” and “\du+” statements are used to show the list of users along with their attributes and descriptions.
How to Drop Schema in PostgreSQL
To drop a schema in Postgres, the DROP SCHEMA statement is used. A schema is a collection of several objects, so dropping a schema will drop all the objects present in it.
PostgreSQL ALTER SCHEMA
PostgreSQL offers an “ALTER SCHEMA” statement that is used to modify the schema’s definition, such as altering the schema’s owner, renaming a schema, etc.
How to Rename a Schema in PostgreSQL
In PostgreSQL, the “ALTER SCHEMA” statement is used with the collaboration of the “RENAME TO” statement to rename a particular schema.
How to Create Schema in PostgreSQL
In PostgreSQL, the “CREATE SCHEMA” statement is used to create a schema. A schema is a namespace that offers various objects, such as tables, views, indexes etc.
How to Create Roles in PostgreSQL
In PostgreSQL, the CREATE ROLE statement is used with different role attributes to create a role with specific privileges such as SUPERUSER, CONNECTION LIMIT, etc.
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