alter_server(7) [suse man page]

ALTER 
SERVER(7) 						   SQL Commands 						   ALTER SERVER(7)

NAME

       ALTER SERVER - change the definition of a foreign server

SYNOPSIS

       ALTER SERVER servername [ VERSION 'newversion' ]
	   [ OPTIONS ( [ ADD | SET | DROP ] option ['value'] [, ... ] ) ]
       ALTER SERVER servername OWNER TO new_owner

DESCRIPTION

       ALTER  SERVER  changes  the  definition of a foreign server. The first form changes the server version string or the generic options of the
       server (at least one clause is required).  The second form changes the owner of the server.

       To alter the server you must be the owner of the server.  Additionally to alter the owner, you must own the server and also be a direct	or
       indirect  member of the new owning role, and you must have USAGE privilege on the server's foreign-data wrapper. (Note that superusers sat-
       isfy all these criteria automatically.)

PARAMETERS

       servername
	      The name of an existing server.

       serverversion
	      New server version.

       OPTIONS ( [ ADD | SET | DROP ] option ['value'] [, ... ] )
	      Change options for the server. ADD, SET, and DROP specify the action to be performed. ADD is assumed if no operation  is	explicitly
	      specified. Option names must be unique; names and values are also validated using the server's foreign-data wrapper library.

EXAMPLES

       Alter server foo, add connection options:

       ALTER SERVER foo OPTIONS (host 'foo', dbname 'foodb');

       Alter server foo, change version, change host option:

       ALTER SERVER foo VERSION '8.4' OPTIONS (SET host 'baz');

COMPATIBILITY

       ALTER SERVER conforms to ISO/IEC 9075-9 (SQL/MED).

SEE ALSO

       CREATE SERVER [create_server(7)], DROP SERVER [drop_server(7)]

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CREATE 
SERVER(7)						   SQL Commands 						  CREATE SERVER(7)

NAME

       CREATE SERVER - define a new foreign server

SYNOPSIS

       CREATE SERVER servername [ TYPE 'servertype' ] [ VERSION 'serverversion' ]
	   FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER fdwname
	   [ OPTIONS ( option 'value' [, ... ] ) ]

DESCRIPTION

       CREATE SERVER defines a new foreign server. The user who defines the server becomes its owner.

       A foreign server typically encapsulates connection information that a foreign-data wrapper uses to access an external data resource.  Addi-
       tional user-specific connection information may be specified by means of user mappings.

       The server name must be unique within the database.

       Creating a server requires USAGE privilege on the foreign-data wrapper being used.

PARAMETERS

       servername
	      The name of the foreign server to be created.

       servertype
	      Optional server type.

       serverversion
	      Optional server version.

       fdwname
	      The name of the foreign-data wrapper that manages the server.

       OPTIONS ( option 'value' [, ... ] )
	      This clause specifies the options for the server. The options typically define the connection details of the server, but the  actual
	      names and values are dependent on the server's foreign-data wrapper.

NOTES

       When  using the dblink module (see in the documentation), the foreign server name can be used as an argument of the dblink_connect(l) func-
       tion to indicate the connection parameters. See also there for more examples. It is necessary to have the USAGE privilege  on  the  foreign
       server to be able to use it in this way.

EXAMPLES

       Create a server foo that uses the built-in foreign-data wrapper default:

       CREATE SERVER foo FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER "default";

       Create a server myserver that uses the foreign-data wrapper pgsql:

       CREATE SERVER myserver FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER pgsql OPTIONS (host 'foo', dbname 'foodb', port '5432');

COMPATIBILITY

       CREATE SERVER conforms to ISO/IEC 9075-9 (SQL/MED).

SEE ALSO

       ALTER  SERVER  [alter_server(7)],  DROP	SERVER [drop_server(7)], CREATE FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER [create_foreign_data_wrapper(7)], CREATE USER
       MAPPING [create_user_mapping(7)]

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