Re: alter table serial->int

Erik Aronesty wrote:
> -- Simpler example for you
>
> CREATE TABLE x (
>    id serial NOT NULL
> );
>
> ALTER TABLE x alter id type int;
>
> -- Under 8.1.10, a call to pg_dump will reveal the change has not happened

Do an ALTER TABLE DROP DEFAULT instead.  SERIAL is a macro for "int with
a default".

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