{"id":2400,"date":"2025-03-10T11:06:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T04:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/?page_id=2400"},"modified":"2025-03-10T11:08:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T04:08:01","slug":"postgresql-alter-role","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-database-administration\/postgresql-alter-role\/","title":{"rendered":"PostgreSQL ALTER ROLE Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: In this tutorial, you&#8217;ll learn how to use the PostgreSQL <code>ALTER ROLE<\/code> statement to modify existing roles in the database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PostgreSQL <code>ALTER ROLE<\/code> statement allows you to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Change <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-database-administration\/postgresql-create-role\/\">role<\/a> attributes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rename a role.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modify the configuration parameters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"changing-role-attributes\" id='changing-role-attributes'>Changing Role Attributes <a href=\"#changing-role-attributes\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"changing-role-attributes\" title=\"Anchor for Changing Role Attributes\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"granting-or-revoking-superuser-privileges\" id='granting-or-revoking-superuser-privileges'>Granting or Revoking SUPERUSER Privileges <a href=\"#granting-or-revoking-superuser-privileges\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"granting-or-revoking-superuser-privileges\" title=\"Anchor for Granting or Revoking SUPERUSER Privileges\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>SUPERUSER<\/code> privilege allows a role to have full privileges to the database.<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SUPERUSER<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>To revoke:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">NOSUPERUSER<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"granting-or-revoking-createdb-privileges\" id='granting-or-revoking-createdb-privileges'>Granting or Revoking CREATEDB Privileges <a href=\"#granting-or-revoking-createdb-privileges\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"granting-or-revoking-createdb-privileges\" title=\"Anchor for Granting or Revoking CREATEDB Privileges\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The CREATEDB option allows a role to create new databases:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CREATEDB<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>To revoke:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">NOCREATEDB<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"granting-or-revoking-createrole-privileges\" id='granting-or-revoking-createrole-privileges'>Granting or Revoking CREATEROLE Privileges <a href=\"#granting-or-revoking-createrole-privileges\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"granting-or-revoking-createrole-privileges\" title=\"Anchor for Granting or Revoking CREATEROLE Privileges\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A role with <code>CREATEROLE<\/code> can create and manage other roles:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CREATEROLE<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>To revoke:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">NOCREATEROLE<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-6\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enabling-or-disabling-role-inheritance\" id='enabling-or-disabling-role-inheritance'>Enabling or Disabling Role Inheritance <a href=\"#enabling-or-disabling-role-inheritance\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"enabling-or-disabling-role-inheritance\" title=\"Anchor for Enabling or Disabling Role Inheritance\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A role with <code>INHERIT<\/code> option can inherit privileges from other roles:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-7\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INHERIT<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-7\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>To disable inheritance:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-8\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">NOINHERIT<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-8\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enabling-or-disabling-role-login\" id='enabling-or-disabling-role-login'>Enabling or Disabling Role Login <a href=\"#enabling-or-disabling-role-login\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"enabling-or-disabling-role-login\" title=\"Anchor for Enabling or Disabling Role Login\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A role with a <code>LOGIN<\/code> privilege can log in to the PostgreSQL:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-9\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">LOGIN<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-9\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>To disable login:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-10\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">NOLOGIN<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-10\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"granting-or-revoking-replication-privileges\" id='granting-or-revoking-replication-privileges'>Granting or Revoking REPLICATION Privileges <a href=\"#granting-or-revoking-replication-privileges\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"granting-or-revoking-replication-privileges\" title=\"Anchor for Granting or Revoking REPLICATION Privileges\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A role with <code>REPLICATION<\/code> can initiate streaming replication:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-11\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">REPLICATION<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-11\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>To revoke:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-12\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">NOREPLICATION<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-12\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"granting-or-revoking-row-level-security-bypass\" id='granting-or-revoking-row-level-security-bypass'>Granting or Revoking Row-Level Security Bypass <a href=\"#granting-or-revoking-row-level-security-bypass\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"granting-or-revoking-row-level-security-bypass\" title=\"Anchor for Granting or Revoking Row-Level Security Bypass\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use <code>BYPASSRLS<\/code> to allow a role to bypass row-level security (RLS) policies:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-13\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BYPASSRLS<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-13\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>To revoke:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-14\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">NOBYPASSRLS<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-14\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"setting-connection-limits\" id='setting-connection-limits'>Setting Connection Limits <a href=\"#setting-connection-limits\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"setting-connection-limits\" title=\"Anchor for Setting Connection Limits\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to set the role\u2019s concurrent connections, you can use the <code>CONNECTION LIMIT<\/code> option:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-15\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CONNECTION<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">LIMIT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-15\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>To remove the limit, set the value to -1:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-16\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CONNECTION<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">LIMIT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-number\">-1<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-16\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"changing-the-role-password\" id='changing-the-role-password'>Changing the Role Password <a href=\"#changing-the-role-password\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"changing-the-role-password\" title=\"Anchor for Changing the Role Password\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Setting a new password<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-17\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">PASSWORD<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'newpassword'<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-17\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>To disable password-based authentication, you can set the <code>PASSWORD<\/code> to <code>NULL<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-18\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">PASSWORD<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">NULL<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-18\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Note that the role might still be able to log in using other authentication methods such as trust, peer, or certificate authentication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"setting-role-expiration\" id='setting-role-expiration'>Setting Role Expiration <a href=\"#setting-role-expiration\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"setting-role-expiration\" title=\"Anchor for Setting Role Expiration\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A role can be set to expire after a certain timestamp.<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-19\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">VALID<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">UNTIL<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'2050-12-31'<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-19\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>To make it never expire:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-20\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">VALID<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">UNTIL<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'infinity'<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-20\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"renaming-a-role\" id='renaming-a-role'>Renaming a Role <a href=\"#renaming-a-role\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"renaming-a-role\" title=\"Anchor for Renaming a Role\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To change the name of an existing role, you use the <code>RENAME TO<\/code> clause:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-21\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> oldname <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">RENAME<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">TO<\/span> newname;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-21\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"setting-configuration-parameters\" id='setting-configuration-parameters'>Setting Configuration Parameters <a href=\"#setting-configuration-parameters\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"setting-configuration-parameters\" title=\"Anchor for Setting Configuration Parameters\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can configure per-role settings using SET clause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Setting a role-specific parameter:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-22\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> role_name <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SET<\/span> search_path <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">TO<\/span> schema1, schema2;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-22\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Resetting a rarameter to default:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-23\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ROLE<\/span> 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