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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml,v 1.8 2005/08/01 16:11:14 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_function.sgml,v 1.9 2005/10/13 22:44:51 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -46,10 +46,14 @@ where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">action</replaceable> is one of:
</para>
<para>
- You must own the function to use <command>ALTER FUNCTION</>; except for
- <command>ALTER FUNCTION OWNER</>, which may only be executed by a superuser.
+ You must own the function to use <command>ALTER FUNCTION</>.
To change a function's schema, you must also have <literal>CREATE</>
privilege on the new schema.
+ To alter the owner, you must also be a direct or indirect member of the new
+ owning role, and that role must have <literal>CREATE</literal> privilege on
+ the function's schema. (These restrictions enforce that altering the owner
+ doesn't do anything you couldn't do by dropping and recreating the function.
+ However, a superuser can alter ownership of any function anyway.)
</para>
</refsect1>