From 97d554871c3d186db831b35c0eabe6d496e4f54b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 10:23:42 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] doc: restrictions on alter database moving default tablespace Mention tablespace must be empty and no one connected to the database. Report by Josh Berkus --- doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_database.sgml | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_database.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_database.sgml index 3724c05e2c..333db5b1c2 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_database.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_database.sgml @@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ ALTER DATABASE name RESET ALL Only the database owner or a superuser can do this; you must also have create privilege for the new tablespace. This command physically moves any tables or indexes in the database's old - default tablespace to the new tablespace. Note that tables and indexes - in non-default tablespaces are not affected. + default tablespace to the new tablespace. The new default tablespace + for this database must be empty, and no one can be connected to + the database. Tables and indexes in non-default tablespaces are + unaffected.