Re: BUG #1316: Alter Name of a Serial Field won't change the corresponding SEQUENCE name

"PostgreSQL Bugs List" <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org> writes:
> if I alter table atable alter field1 rename to field2
> it becomes atable(field2 Serial)
> however, the sequence stays: atable_field1_seq
> it's not tablename_fieldname_seq any more

It's intended to do that.

> This will cause problem when we restore a backup:

pg_dump in 8.0 has a workaround for this.

            regards, tom lane