MODIFY PROFILE SQL Statement | Teradata Database - MODIFY PROFILE - Teradata Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Teradata Database
Release Number
20.00
Published
June 2025
ft:locale
en-US
ft:lastEdition
2026-09-23
dita:mapPath
mbm1747160743883.ditamap
dita:ditavalPath
jlp1749501702948.ditaval
dita:id
mdr1472255012272
lifecycle
latest

Changes the parameters for the specified profile.

ANSI Compliance

This statement is a Teradata extension to the ANSI SQL:2011 standard.

Other SQL dialects support similar non-ANSI standard statements with names such as ALTER PROFILE.

Required Privileges

To use MODIFY PROFILE, you must have the DROP PROFILE privilege.

To modify a profile to assign a row-level security constraint to it, you must have the CONSTRAINT ASSIGNMENT privilege.

New users do not implicitly have the DROP PROFILE privilege. User DBC or a user who has the DROP PROFILE privilege WITH GRANT OPTION can grant this privilege to another user.

Usage Rules and Restrictions for MODIFY PROFILE

Any or all options can be changed using the same MODIFY request. Changes take effect at the next profile member logon after the profile definition is modified.

If an existing option is not changed by a MODIFY PROFILE request, the existing value for that option remains in effect.

If necessary, the system may slightly change the values defined for the PERM, SPOOL, or TEMPORARY space for a profile member to the next higher value that is an even multiple of the number of AMPs on the system.