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# alter_wal

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/generated/alter_wal.rs#L20-L26)
pub async fn [alter\_wal](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/alter-wal.md#method.alter_wal)( \&self, table\_names: [Vec](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/alloc/vec/struct.Vec.html)\<[String](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/alloc/string/struct.String.html)>, ) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/result/enum.Result.html)\<[AlterWalResponse](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterWalResponse.md), [KineticaError](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/errors/enum.KineticaError.md)>

Alters table write-ahead log (WAL) settingsAlters table write-ahead log (WAL) settings.

##### Arguments

<ul>
  <li>`table_names` - List of tables to modify. An asterisk changes the system settings.</li>
</ul>

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/generated/alter_wal.rs#L38-L54)
pub async fn [alter\_wal\_with\_opts](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/alter-wal.md#method.alter_wal_with_opts)( \&self, table\_names: [Vec](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/alloc/vec/struct.Vec.html)\<[String](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/alloc/string/struct.String.html)>, options: [AlterWalRequestOptions](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterWalRequestOptions.md), ) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/result/enum.Result.html)\<[AlterWalResponse](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterWalResponse.md), [KineticaError](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/errors/enum.KineticaError.md)>

Alters table write-ahead log (WAL) settingsAlters table write-ahead log (WAL) settings.

##### Arguments

<ul>
  <li>`table_names` - List of tables to modify. An asterisk changes the system settings.</li>
  <li>`options` - The optional parameters; any left unset take the server’s defaults.</li>
</ul>

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/generated/alter_wal.rs#L57-L68)
pub async fn [alter\_wal\_raw](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/alter-wal.md#method.alter_wal_raw)( \&self, request: &[AlterWalRequest](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterWalRequest.md), ) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/result/enum.Result.html)\<[AlterWalResponse](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterWalResponse.md), [KineticaError](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/errors/enum.KineticaError.md)>

Sends a pre-built [`AlterWalRequest`](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterWalRequest) to the `/alter/wal` endpoint.

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/generated/alter_wal.rs#L72-L84)
pub async fn [alter\_wal\_from\_url](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/alter-wal.md#method.alter_wal_from_url)( \&self, url: &[str](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/std/primitive.str.html), request: &[AlterWalRequest](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterWalRequest.md), ) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/result/enum.Result.html)\<[AlterWalResponse](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterWalResponse.md), [KineticaError](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/errors/enum.KineticaError.md)>

Sends a pre-built [`AlterWalRequest`](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.AlterWalRequest) to a specific worker URL, bypassing HA head-node selection. Used for multi-head access.


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