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# ALTER SERVER

## Syntax

```bnf
ALTER SERVER server_name
    OPTIONS (option [, option] ...)
```

## Description

Alters the server information for *server\_name*, adjusting the specified options as per the [CREATE SERVER](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/data-definition/create/create-server.md) command. The corresponding fields in the [mysql.servers table](/docs/server/reference/system-tables/the-mysql-database-tables/mysql-servers-table.md) are updated accordingly. This statement requires the [SUPER](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/account-management-sql-statements/grant.md#super) privilege or, from [MariaDB 10.5.2](/docs/release-notes/community-server/old-releases/10.5/10.5.2.md), the [FEDERATED ADMIN](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/account-management-sql-statements/grant.md#federated-admin) privilege.

ALTER SERVER is not written to the [binary log](/docs/server/server-management/server-monitoring-logs/binary-log.md), irrespective of the [binary log format](/docs/server/server-management/server-monitoring-logs/binary-log/binary-log-formats.md) being used. From MariaDB 10.1.13, [Galera](https://mariadb.com/docs/galera-cluster/) replicates the [CREATE SERVER](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/data-definition/create/create-server.md), ALTER SERVER and [DROP SERVER](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/data-definition/drop/drop-server.md) statements.

## Examples

```sql
ALTER SERVER s OPTIONS (USER 'sally');
```

## See Also

* [CREATE SERVER](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/data-definition/create/create-server.md)
* [DROP SERVER](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/data-definition/drop/drop-server.md)
* [Spider Storage Engine](/docs/server/server-usage/storage-engines/spider.md)
* [mysql.servers table](/docs/server/reference/system-tables/the-mysql-database-tables/mysql-servers-table.md)

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