SQL Commands / Triggers & Rules

ALTER EVENT TRIGGER

change the definition of an event trigger

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Syntax

ALTER EVENT TRIGGER name DISABLE
ALTER EVENT TRIGGER name ENABLE [ REPLICA | ALWAYS ]
ALTER EVENT TRIGGER name OWNER TO { new_owner | CURRENT_ROLE | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER }
ALTER EVENT TRIGGER name RENAME TO new_name

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Description

ALTER EVENT TRIGGER changes properties of an existing event trigger.

You must be superuser to alter an event trigger.

Parameters

name: The name of an existing trigger to alter.
new_owner: The user name of the new owner of the event trigger.
new_name: The new name of the event trigger.
DISABLE/ENABLE [ REPLICA | ALWAYS ]: These forms configure the firing of event triggers. A disabled trigger is still known to the system, but is not executed when its triggering event occurs. See also session_replication_role.

Compatibility

There is no ALTER EVENT TRIGGER statement in the SQL standard.

Related entries

CREATE EVENT TRIGGER DROP EVENT TRIGGER

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