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- CREATE TABLESPACE <em class="replaceable"><code>tablespace_name</code></em>
- [ OWNER { <em class="replaceable"><code>new_owner</code></em> | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER } ]
- LOCATION '<em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em>'
- [ WITH ( <em class="replaceable"><code>tablespace_option</code></em> = <em class="replaceable"><code>value</code></em> [, ... ] ) ]
- </pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.87.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
- <code class="command">CREATE TABLESPACE</code> registers a new cluster-wide
- tablespace. The tablespace name must be distinct from the name of any
- existing tablespace in the database cluster.
- </p><p>
- A tablespace allows superusers to define an alternative location on
- the file system where the data files containing database objects
- (such as tables and indexes) can reside.
- </p><p>
- A user with appropriate privileges can pass
- <em class="replaceable"><code>tablespace_name</code></em> to
- <code class="command">CREATE DATABASE</code>, <code class="command">CREATE TABLE</code>,
- <code class="command">CREATE INDEX</code> or <code class="command">ADD CONSTRAINT</code> to have the data
- files for these objects stored within the specified tablespace.
- </p><div class="warning"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p>
- A tablespace cannot be used independently of the cluster in which it
- is defined; see <a class="xref" href="manage-ag-tablespaces.html" title="22.6. Tablespaces">Section 22.6</a>.
- </p></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.87.6"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>tablespace_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
- The name of a tablespace to be created. The name cannot
- begin with <code class="literal">pg_</code>, as such names
- are reserved for system tablespaces.
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>user_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
- The name of the user who will own the tablespace. If omitted,
- defaults to the user executing the command. Only superusers
- can create tablespaces, but they can assign ownership of tablespaces
- to non-superusers.
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
- The directory that will be used for the tablespace. The directory
- must exist (<code class="command">CREATE TABLESPACE</code> will not create it),
- should be empty, and must be owned by the
- <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> system user. The directory must be
- specified by an absolute path name.
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>tablespace_option</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
- A tablespace parameter to be set or reset. Currently, the only
- available parameters are <code class="varname">seq_page_cost</code>,
- <code class="varname">random_page_cost</code> and <code class="varname">effective_io_concurrency</code>.
- Setting either value for a particular tablespace will override the
- planner's usual estimate of the cost of reading pages from tables in
- that tablespace, as established by the configuration parameters of the
- same name (see <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-query.html#GUC-SEQ-PAGE-COST">seq_page_cost</a>,
- <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-query.html#GUC-RANDOM-PAGE-COST">random_page_cost</a>,
- <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-resource.html#GUC-EFFECTIVE-IO-CONCURRENCY">effective_io_concurrency</a>). This may be useful if
- one tablespace is located on a disk which is faster or slower than the
- remainder of the I/O subsystem.
- </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.87.7"><h2>Notes</h2><p>
- Tablespaces are only supported on systems that support symbolic links.
- </p><p>
- <code class="command">CREATE TABLESPACE</code> cannot be executed inside a transaction
- block.
- </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.87.8"><h2>Examples</h2><p>
- To create a tablespace <code class="literal">dbspace</code> at file system location
- <code class="literal">/data/dbs</code>, first create the directory using operating
- system facilities and set the correct ownership:
- </p><pre class="programlisting">
- mkdir /data/dbs
- chown postgres:postgres /data/dbs
- </pre><p>
- Then issue the tablespace creation command inside
- <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>:
- </p><pre class="programlisting">
- CREATE TABLESPACE dbspace LOCATION '/data/dbs';
- </pre><p>
- </p><p>
- To create a tablespace owned by a different database user, use a command
- like this:
- </p><pre class="programlisting">
- CREATE TABLESPACE indexspace OWNER genevieve LOCATION '/data/indexes';
- </pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.87.9"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
- <code class="command">CREATE TABLESPACE</code> is a <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
- extension.
- </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.87.10"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-createdatabase.html" title="CREATE DATABASE"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE DATABASE</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-createtable.html" title="CREATE TABLE"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE TABLE</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-createindex.html" title="CREATE INDEX"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE INDEX</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-droptablespace.html" title="DROP TABLESPACE"><span class="refentrytitle">DROP TABLESPACE</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-altertablespace.html" title="ALTER TABLESPACE"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER TABLESPACE</span></a></span></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sql-createtableas.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="sql-commands.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sql-createtsconfig.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">CREATE TABLE AS </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> CREATE TEXT SEARCH CONFIGURATION</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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