Index: src/test/regress/sql/inherit.sql
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*** src/test/regress/sql/inherit.sql	(revision 2531)
--- src/test/regress/sql/inherit.sql	(working copy)
*************** CREATE TABLE inh_error1 () INHERITS (t1,
*** 334,336 ****
--- 334,348 ----
  CREATE TABLE inh_error2 (LIKE t4 INCLUDING STORAGE) INHERITS (t1);
  
  DROP TABLE t1, t2, t3, t4, t12_storage, t12_comments, t1_inh, t13_inh, t13_like, t_all;
+ 
+ -- Test for renaming
+ CREATE TABLE t1 (a int, b int);
+ CREATE TABLE t2 (b int, c int);
+ CREATE TABLE t3 (d int) INHERITS(t1, t2);
+ ALTER TABLE t1 RENAME a TO x;
+ ALTER TABLE t1 RENAME b TO y;		-- to be failed
+ ALTER TABLE t3 RENAME d TO z;
+ SELECT * FROM t3;
+ DROP TABLE t3;
+ DROP TABLE t2;
+ DROP TABLE t1;
Index: src/test/regress/expected/inherit.out
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*** src/test/regress/expected/inherit.out	(revision 2531)
--- src/test/regress/expected/inherit.out	(working copy)
*************** NOTICE:  merging column "a" with inherit
*** 1053,1055 ****
--- 1053,1072 ----
  ERROR:  column "a" has a storage parameter conflict
  DETAIL:  MAIN versus EXTENDED
  DROP TABLE t1, t2, t3, t4, t12_storage, t12_comments, t1_inh, t13_inh, t13_like, t_all;
+ -- Test for renaming
+ CREATE TABLE t1 (a int, b int);
+ CREATE TABLE t2 (b int, c int);
+ CREATE TABLE t3 (d int) INHERITS(t1, t2);
+ NOTICE:  merging multiple inherited definitions of column "b"
+ ALTER TABLE t1 RENAME a TO x;
+ ALTER TABLE t1 RENAME b TO y;		-- to be failed
+ ERROR:  cannot rename multiple inherited column "b"
+ ALTER TABLE t3 RENAME d TO z;
+ SELECT * FROM t3;
+  x | b | c | z 
+ ---+---+---+---
+ (0 rows)
+ 
+ DROP TABLE t3;
+ DROP TABLE t2;
+ DROP TABLE t1;
Index: src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
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*** src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c	(revision 2531)
--- src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c	(working copy)
*************** renameatt(Oid myrelid,
*** 2009,2014 ****
--- 2009,2025 ----
  				 errmsg("cannot rename inherited column \"%s\"",
  						oldattname)));
  
+ 	/*
+ 	 * if the attribute is multiple inherited, forbid the renaming,
+ 	 * even if we are already inside a recursive rename, because we
+ 	 * have no reasonable way to keep its integrity.
+ 	 */
+ 	if (attform->attinhcount > 1)
+ 		ereport(ERROR,
+ 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_TABLE_DEFINITION),
+ 				 (errmsg("cannot rename multiple inherited column \"%s\"",
+ 						 oldattname))));
+ 
  	/* new name should not already exist */
  
  	/* this test is deliberately not attisdropped-aware */