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<refentry id="SQL-ALTERGROUP">
 <refmeta>
  <refentrytitle id="SQL-ALTERGROUP-title">ALTER GROUP</refentrytitle>
  <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
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 <refnamediv>
  <refname>ALTER GROUP</refname>
  <refpurpose>change a user group</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <indexterm zone="sql-altergroup">
  <primary>ALTER GROUP</primary>
 </indexterm>

 <refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
ALTER GROUP <replaceable class="PARAMETER">groupname</replaceable> ADD USER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">username</replaceable> [, ... ]
ALTER GROUP <replaceable class="PARAMETER">groupname</replaceable> DROP USER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">username</replaceable> [, ... ]

ALTER GROUP <replaceable class="PARAMETER">groupname</replaceable> RENAME TO <replaceable>newname</replaceable>
</synopsis>
 </refsynopsisdiv>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Description</title>

  <para>
   <command>ALTER GROUP</command> is used to change a user group.  The
   first two variants add or remove users from a group. Only database
   superusers can use this command.  Adding a user to a group does not
   create the user. Similarly, removing a user from a group does not
   drop the user itself.
  </para>

  <para>
   The third variant changes the name of the group.  Only a database
   superuser can rename groups.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Parameter</title>

  <variablelist>
   <varlistentry>
    <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">groupname</replaceable></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The name of the group to modify.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>

   <varlistentry>
    <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">username</replaceable></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Users which are to be added or removed from the group. The users
      must exist.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>

   <varlistentry>
    <term><replaceable>newname</replaceable></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The new name of the group.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
  </variablelist>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Diagnostics</title>

  <variablelist>
   <varlistentry>
    <term><computeroutput>ALTER GROUP</computeroutput></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Message returned if the alteration was successful.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
  </variablelist>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Examples</title>
  <para>
   Add users to a group:

<programlisting>
ALTER GROUP staff ADD USER karl, john;
</programlisting>

   Remove a user from a group:

<programlisting>
ALTER GROUP workers DROP USER beth;
</programlisting>

  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Compatibility</title>
    
  <para>
   There is no <command>ALTER GROUP</command> statement in the SQL
   standard. The concept of roles is similar.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>See Also</title>

  <simplelist type="inline">
   <member><xref linkend="sql-creategroup" endterm="sql-creategroup-title"></member>
   <member><xref linkend="sql-dropgroup" endterm="sql-dropgroup-title"></member>
  </simplelist>
 </refsect1>

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