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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://ydb.tech/docs/en/llms.txt

# Change database owner

Changes the database owner. Only a database administrator can perform this operation.

## Syntax

```yql
ALTER DATABASE path OWNER TO user_name;
```

### Parameters

* `path` — path to the database;
* `user_name` — name of the user who will become the database owner.

## Examples

Make user `user1` the owner of database `/Root/test`:

```yql
ALTER DATABASE `/Root/test` OWNER TO user1;
```