How can the name of a tablespace be changed in Oracle?

2 years ago
Sophia Anderson
1 minute

To rename a tablespace in Oracle database, you can follow these steps:

  1. First, log in to the Oracle database with administrator privileges.
  2. To check the current tablespace name, you can use the following command:
  3. Retrieve the tablespace names from the database by selecting the TABLESPACE_NAME column from the DBA_TABLESPACES table.
  4. This will display the names of all table spaces in the database.
  5. Use the following command to rename the tablespace:
  6. Rename the tablespace to .
  7. For example, to change the tablespace name from “OLD_TABLESPACE” to “NEW_TABLESPACE”, you can use the following command:
  8. Rename the old tablespace to the new tablespace using the ALTER TABLESPACE function.
  9. Verify if the tablespace name has been successfully changed by using the following command again:
  10. Choose the value of TABLESPACE_NAME from the DBA_TABLESPACES table.
  11. Verify if the new tablespace name has taken effect.

It’s important to note that changing the tablespace name can affect other objects and functions in the database, such as tables and indexes. Before performing this operation, make sure to backup the database and understand the possible risks and repercussions.

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