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Update documentation to reflect the new ALTER OWNER rules for all
affected types of objects.
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‎doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_aggregate.sgml

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<para>
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You must own the aggregate function to use <command>ALTER AGGREGATE</>;
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except for <command>ALTER AGGREGATE OWNER</>, which may only be executed by
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a superuser.
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You must own the aggregate function to use <command>ALTER AGGREGATE</>.
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To change the schema of an aggregate function, you must also have
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<literal>CREATE</literal> privilege on the new schema.
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To alter the owner, you must also be a direct or indirect member of the new
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owning role, and that role must have <literal>CREATE</literal> privilege on
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the aggregate function's schema. (These restrictions enforce that altering
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the owner doesn't do anything you couldn't do by dropping and recreating
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the aggregate function. However, a superuser can alter ownership of any
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aggregate function anyway.)
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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‎doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_conversion.sgml

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$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_conversion.sgml,v 1.6 2005/03/07 04:30:51 momjian Exp $
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<command>ALTER CONVERSION</command> changes the definition of a
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conversion.
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</para>
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<para>
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You must own the conversion to use <command>ALTER CONVERSION</>.
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To alter the owner, you must also be a direct or indirect member of the new
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owning role, and that role must have <literal>CREATE</literal> privilege on
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the conversion's schema. (These restrictions enforce that altering the
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owner doesn't do anything you couldn't do by dropping and recreating the
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conversion. However, a superuser can alter ownership of any conversion
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anyway.)
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</para>
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<term><replaceable class="parameter">newowner</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The new owner of the conversion. To change the owner of a conversion,
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you must be a superuser.
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The new owner of the conversion.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>

‎doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_database.sgml

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<para>
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The fifth form changes the owner of the database. Only a superuser
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can change the database's owner.
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The fifth form changes the owner of the database.
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To alter the owner, you must own the database and also be a direct or
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indirect member of the new owning role, and you must have the
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<literal>CREATEDB</literal> privilege.
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(Note that superusers have all these privileges automatically.)
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</para>
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‎doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_domain.sgml

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You must own the domain to use <command>ALTER DOMAIN</>; except for
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<command>ALTER DOMAIN OWNER</>, which may only be executed by a superuser.
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To change a domain's schema, you must also have <literal>CREATE</>
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privilege on the new schema.
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You must own the domain to use <command>ALTER DOMAIN</>.
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To change the schema of a domain, you must also have
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<literal>CREATE</literal> privilege on the new schema.
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To alter the owner, you must also be a direct or indirect member of the new
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owning role, and that role must have <literal>CREATE</literal> privilege on
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the domain's schema. (These restrictions enforce that altering the owner
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doesn't do anything you couldn't do by dropping and recreating the domain.
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However, a superuser can alter ownership of any domain anyway.)
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</para>
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‎doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml

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You must own the function to use <command>ALTER FUNCTION</>; except for
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<command>ALTER FUNCTION OWNER</>, which may only be executed by a superuser.
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You must own the function to use <command>ALTER FUNCTION</>.
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To change a function's schema, you must also have <literal>CREATE</>
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privilege on the new schema.
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To alter the owner, you must also be a direct or indirect member of the new
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owning role, and that role must have <literal>CREATE</literal> privilege on
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the function's schema. (These restrictions enforce that altering the owner
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doesn't do anything you couldn't do by dropping and recreating the function.
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However, a superuser can alter ownership of any function anyway.)
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‎doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_opclass.sgml

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an operator class.
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<para>
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You must own the operator class to use <command>ALTER OPERATOR CLASS</>.
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To alter the owner, you must also be a direct or indirect member of the new
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owning role, and that role must have <literal>CREATE</literal> privilege on
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the operator class's schema. (These restrictions enforce that altering the
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owner doesn't do anything you couldn't do by dropping and recreating the
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operator class. However, a superuser can alter ownership of any operator
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class anyway.)
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</para>
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‎doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_operator.sgml

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You must own the operator to use <command>ALTER OPERATOR</>.
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To alter the owner, you must also be a direct or indirect member of the new
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owning role, and that role must have <literal>CREATE</literal> privilege on
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the operator's schema. (These restrictions enforce that altering the owner
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doesn't do anything you couldn't do by dropping and recreating the operator.
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However, a superuser can alter ownership of any operator anyway.)
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‎doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_schema.sgml

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You must own the schema to use <command>ALTER SCHEMA</>.
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To rename a schema you must also have the
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To alter the owner, you must also be a direct or
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indirect member of the new owning role, and you must have the
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(Note that superusers have all these privileges automatically.)
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‎doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_tablespace.sgml

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‎doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_type.sgml

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the type's schema. (These restrictions enforce that altering the owner
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doesn't do anything you couldn't do by dropping and recreating the type.
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