ALTER SYNONYM

Function

ALTER SYNONYM is used to modify the attribute of a synonym.

Precautions

• Only the owner of the SYNONYM object can be changed.
• Only the system administrator and the owner of the SYNONYM object can change its owner information.
• The modifier must be a direct or indirect member of the new owner, and the new owner must have the CREATE permission on the schema to which the synonym belongs.

Syntax

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ALTER SYNONYM synonym_name
    OWNER TO new_owner;

Parameter Description

Examples

Create synonym t1.

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CREATE OR REPLACE SYNONYM t1 FOR ot.t1;

Create user u1.

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CREATE USER u1 PASSWORD '{password}';

Change the owner of the synonym t1 to u1.

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ALTER SYNONYM t1 OWNER TO u1;

Helpful Links

CREATE SYNONYM and DROP SYNONYM