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.\"     Title: ALTER EVENT TRIGGER
.\"    Author: The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
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.\"      Date: 2025
.\"    Manual: PostgreSQL 14.18 Documentation
.\"    Source: PostgreSQL 14.18
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.SH "NAME"
ALTER_EVENT_TRIGGER \- change the definition of an event trigger
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
ALTER EVENT TRIGGER \fIname\fR DISABLE
ALTER EVENT TRIGGER \fIname\fR ENABLE [ REPLICA | ALWAYS ]
ALTER EVENT TRIGGER \fIname\fR OWNER TO { \fInew_owner\fR | CURRENT_ROLE | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER }
ALTER EVENT TRIGGER \fIname\fR RENAME TO \fInew_name\fR
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBALTER EVENT TRIGGER\fR
changes properties of an existing event trigger\&.
.PP
You must be superuser to alter an event trigger\&.
.SH "PARAMETERS"
.PP
\fIname\fR
.RS 4
The name of an existing trigger to alter\&.
.RE
.PP
\fInew_owner\fR
.RS 4
The user name of the new owner of the event trigger\&.
.RE
.PP
\fInew_name\fR
.RS 4
The new name of the event trigger\&.
.RE
.PP
DISABLE/ENABLE [ REPLICA | ALWAYS ]
.RS 4
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\&.
.RE
.SH "COMPATIBILITY"
.PP
There is no
\fBALTER EVENT TRIGGER\fR
statement in the SQL standard\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
CREATE EVENT TRIGGER (\fBCREATE_EVENT_TRIGGER\fR(7)), DROP EVENT TRIGGER (\fBDROP_EVENT_TRIGGER\fR(7))