ALTER SYNONYM

Function

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

Precautions

• Only the synonym owner can be changed.
• Only the system administrator and the synonym owner have the permission to modify the synonym 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

• synonym

  Name of a synonym to be modified (optionally with schema names)

  Value range: A string compliant with the identifier naming rules

• new_owner

  New owner of a synonym object

  Value range: A string. It must be a valid username.

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