ALTER_EVENT_TRIGGER(7pg16)

💅 ALTER EVENT TRIGGER 💅

okay so this is the ALTER_EVENT_TRIGGER(7pg16) page — aka ALTER EVENT TRIGGER(7) — from the PostgreSQL 16.15 Documentation, and it is literally giving “let me tweak my event trigger’s whole deal” ✨ You’re in the right group chat, bestie 🫶

🎀 NAME 🎀

ALTER_EVENT_TRIGGER — change the definition of an event trigger

🌈 SYNOPSIS 🌈

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

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

ALTER EVENT TRIGGER changes properties of an existing event trigger. periodt, that’s the whole point of this icon 💅

You must be superuser to alter an event trigger. No cap: superuser privileges are required, bestie 👑

🦋 PARAMETERS 🦋

• name — the name of an existing trigger to alter. iykyk, it’s the one you’re changing.
• 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. That’s it, that’s the tea ☕

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

• CREATE EVENT TRIGGER (CREATE_EVENT_TRIGGER(7))
• DROP EVENT TRIGGER (DROP_EVENT_TRIGGER(7))

💖 source/version: PostgreSQL 16.15 · date: 2026 💖 — footer facts, delivered cute. Now go alter those event triggers, bestie, and slay ✨👑