Re: Changing Database Name - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Manuel Sugawara
Subject Re: Changing Database Name
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Msg-id m38z3tqk4m.fsf@conexa.fciencias.unam.mx
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In response to Changing Database Name  (James Kelty <jamesk@ashlandagency.com>)
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James Kelty <jamesk@ashlandagency.com> writes:

> Hello,
>
> Through a slight SNAFU, a new database was loaded (takes about 30 hours)
> with an incorrect name. I would like to change the name of the database,
> NOT the tables. How can I do this? Can someone point me to
> documentation? I haven't found any yet.

Not sure about side effects, but you can connect to the template1 data
base and execute something like

update pg_database set datname = 'newName' where datname = 'oldName';

HTH,
Manuel.

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