Attaches RdbALTER to a database, putting an exclusive update lock on the database. No other user can access the database while the RdbALTER ATTACH command is in effect. The database specified by the root-file-spec parameter is attached to RdbALTER. Then you can alter the pages of its storage area files. Area 1, page 1 of the database is fetched automatically and remains the current page until you issue an AREA . . . PAGE command.