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ALTER POLICY <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> ON <em class="replaceable"><code>table_name</code></em> RENAME TO <em class="replaceable"><code>new_name</code></em>
ALTER POLICY <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> ON <em class="replaceable"><code>table_name</code></em>
[ TO { <em class="replaceable"><code>role_name</code></em> | PUBLIC | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER } [, ...] ]
[ USING ( <em class="replaceable"><code>using_expression</code></em> ) ]
[ WITH CHECK ( <em class="replaceable"><code>check_expression</code></em> ) ]
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.23.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
<code class="command">ALTER POLICY</code> changes the definition of an existing
row-level security policy. Note that <code class="command">ALTER POLICY</code>
only allows the set of roles to which the policy applies and the
<code class="literal">USING</code> and <code class="literal">WITH CHECK</code> expressions to
be modified. To change other properties of a policy, such as the command
to which it applies or whether it is permissive or restrictive, the policy
must be dropped and recreated.
</p><p>
To use <code class="command">ALTER POLICY</code>, you must own the table that
the policy applies to.
</p><p>
In the second form of <code class="command">ALTER POLICY</code>, the role list,
<em class="replaceable"><code>using_expression</code></em>, and
<em class="replaceable"><code>check_expression</code></em> are replaced
independently if specified. When one of those clauses is omitted, the
corresponding part of the policy is unchanged.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.23.6"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name of an existing policy to alter.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>table_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table that the
policy is on.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>new_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The new name for the policy.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>role_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The role(s) to which the policy applies. Multiple roles can be
specified at one time. To apply the policy to all roles,
use <code class="literal">PUBLIC</code>.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>using_expression</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The <code class="literal">USING</code> expression for the policy.
See <a class="xref" href="sql-createpolicy.html" title="CREATE POLICY"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE POLICY</span></a> for details.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>check_expression</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The <code class="literal">WITH CHECK</code> expression for the policy.
See <a class="xref" href="sql-createpolicy.html" title="CREATE POLICY"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE POLICY</span></a> for details.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.23.7"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
<code class="command">ALTER POLICY</code> is a <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> extension.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.23.8"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-createpolicy.html" title="CREATE POLICY"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE POLICY</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-droppolicy.html" title="DROP POLICY"><span class="refentrytitle">DROP POLICY</span></a></span></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sql-alteropfamily.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="sql-commands.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sql-alterprocedure.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">ALTER OPERATOR FAMILY </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> ALTER PROCEDURE</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
