🐘 PostgreSQL Errors

36 error notes

postgresqlintermediate

Fix PostgreSQL 'row is too big: size exceeds maximum' Error on INSERT

ERROR: row is too big: size 8208, maximum size 8160
postgresqlrow-sizetoaststorage
postgresqlbeginner

Fixing PostgreSQL ERROR: aggregate functions are not allowed in WHERE

ERROR: aggregate functions are not allowed in WHERE
postgresqlsqlaggregatewhere
postgresqlintermediate

Fixing PostgreSQL 'cannot drop table because other objects depend on it' When Dropping Tables with Foreign Key Constraints

ERROR: cannot drop table users because other objects depend on it DETAIL: constraint orders_user_id_fkey on table orders depends on table users HINT: Use DROP ... CASCADE to drop the dependent objects too.
postgresqldrop-tableforeign-keycascade
postgresqlbeginner

Solving the PostgreSQL Error: 'there is no unique constraint matching given keys'

ERROR: there is no unique constraint matching given keys for referenced table "orders"
postgresqldatabase-designsql-errorsbackend-development
postgresqlintermediate

Fix PostgreSQL 'could not create unique index' When Duplicate Data Exists

ERROR: could not create unique index "users_email_key" DETAIL: Key (email)=(user@example.com) is duplicated.
uniqueindexconstraintmigration
postgresqlintermediate

Fix PostgreSQL 'index row size exceeds maximum 2712' Error on Long Text Columns

ERROR: index row size 3496 exceeds maximum 2712 for index "table_column_idx"
postgresqlindexbtreevarchar
postgresqlintermediate

Fixing PostgreSQL's 'column cannot be cast automatically to type integer' Error

ERROR: column "status" cannot be cast automatically to type integer HINT: You might need to specify "USING status::integer".
postgresqldatabase-migrationsql-tipstype-casting
postgresqlintermediate

Fix PostgreSQL 'temporary file size exceeds temp_file_limit' Error

ERROR: temporary file size exceeds temp_file_limit (1048576kB)
postgresqltemp-filequery-optimizationwork-mem
postgresqlbeginner

Fix PostgreSQL 'column reference is ambiguous' Error When Joining Tables

ERROR: column reference "id" is ambiguous
postgresqljoinambiguousselect
postgresqlbeginner

Fix PostgreSQL ERROR: division by zero in SQL Queries

ERROR: division by zero
postgresqlsqlarithmeticquery
postgresqlintermediate

Fix PostgreSQL 'current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until end of transaction block'

ERROR: current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until end of transaction block
postgresqltransactionerror-handlingrollback
postgresqlintermediate

Fix PostgreSQL 'SSL SYSCALL error: EOF detected' When Connection Drops Unexpectedly

SSL SYSCALL error: EOF detected
postgresqlsslconnectionnetwork
postgresqlbeginner

Fix PostgreSQL 'could not open file for reading: Permission denied' with COPY Command

ERROR: could not open file "/var/data/import.csv" for reading: Permission denied
postgresqlcopypermissioncsv
postgresqlbeginner

Fixing PostgreSQL Error FATAL: database "myapp_production" does not exist

FATAL: database "myapp_production" does not exist
postgresqldatabaseconnectioncreatedb
postgresqlintermediate

Fixing PostgreSQL's 'S_1' Already Exists Error in PgBouncer

ERROR: prepared statement "S_1" already exists
postgresqlprepared-statementpgbouncersql-error
postgresqlbeginner

Fixing PostgreSQL ERROR: operator does not exist: integer = character varying

ERROR: operator does not exist: integer = character varying HINT: No operator matches the given name and argument types. You might need to add explicit type casts.
postgresqldatabase-optimizationsql-errorsbackend-development
postgresqlintermediate

Fixing PostgreSQL 'integer out of range' Errors: A Safe Migration Guide

ERROR: integer out of range
postgresqldatabase-administrationsql-optimizationbackend-engineering
postgresqlbeginner

How to Fix PostgreSQL 'FATAL: the database system is starting up' Error

FATAL: the database system is starting up
postgresqldevopsdatabase-recoverydocker
postgresqlbeginner

Solving the PostgreSQL 'value too long for type character varying' Error

ERROR: value too long for type character varying(255)
postgresqlvarchardatabase-designsql-errors
postgresqlintermediate

Fix PostgreSQL 'ERROR: function does not exist' Caused by Wrong search_path

ERROR: function function_name(unknown) does not exist
postgresqlfunctionschemasearch-path
postgresqlbeginner

Fixing the PostgreSQL 'FATAL: role does not exist' Error

FATAL: role "myuser" does not exist
postgresqldatabase-administrationauthenticationlinux
postgresqlintermediate

Fix PostgreSQL 'duplicate key value violates unique constraint' Error

ERROR: duplicate key value violates unique constraint
postgresqluniqueconstraintprimary-key
postgresqlintermediate

Fix PostgreSQL 'insert or update violates foreign key constraint' Error

ERROR: insert or update on table "orders" violates foreign key constraint "orders_customer_id_fkey"
postgresqlforeign-keyconstraintreferential-integrity
postgresqlintermediate

Fix PostgreSQL 'ERROR: out of shared memory' When Too Many Locks or Temp Tables

ERROR: out of shared memory
postgresqlshared-memorymax-locks-per-transactionconfiguration
postgresqlintermediate

Fix PostgreSQL 'canceling statement due to conflict with recovery' on Standby Server

ERROR: canceling statement due to conflict with recovery
postgresqlreplicationhot-standbyrecovery-conflict
postgresqlintermediate

Fix PostgreSQL 'could not serialize access due to concurrent update' in Serializable Transactions

ERROR: could not serialize access due to concurrent update SQLSTATE: 40001
postgresqltransactionserializableconcurrency
postgresqlbeginner

Fix PostgreSQL 'null value in column violates not-null constraint' Error

ERROR: null value in column "user_id" of relation "orders" violates not-null constraint DETAIL: Failing row contains (null, 101, 2024-01-15).
postgresqlconstraintnullinsert
postgresqlintermediate

Fix PostgreSQL FATAL: remaining connection slots are reserved for non-replication superuser connections

FATAL: remaining connection slots are reserved for non-replication superuser connections
postgresqlmax-connectionsconnection-poolpg_hba
postgresqlbeginner

Fix PostgreSQL 'invalid input syntax for type integer: "abc"' Error

ERROR: invalid input syntax for type integer: "abc"
postgresqldata-typeinsertcast
postgresqlbeginner

Fix PostgreSQL 'FATAL: password authentication failed' for User

FATAL: password authentication failed for user "your_user"
postgresqlauthenticationpasswordpg_hba.conf
postgresqlintermediate

Fix PostgreSQL ERROR: permission denied for table

ERROR: permission denied for table
postgresqlpermissiongrantrole
postgresqlbeginner

Fix PostgreSQL ERROR: relation "table_name" does not exist

ERROR: relation "table_name" does not exist
postgresqltableschemarelation
postgresqlbeginner

Fix PostgreSQL FATAL: Peer authentication failed for user

FATAL: Peer authentication failed for user
postgresqlauthpg_hbapeer
postgresqlintermediate

Fix PostgreSQL 'No space left on device' Error: could not write to file base/...

ERROR: could not write to file "base/..." No space left on device
postgresqldisk spacestorage
postgresqlintermediate

Fix PostgreSQL 'ERROR: deadlock detected' in Transactions

ERROR: deadlock detected
postgresqldeadlocktransactionconcurrency
postgresqlintermediate

Fix PostgreSQL Connection Refused: psql: error: connection to server on host "localhost" (127.0.0.1), port 5432 failed: Connection refused

psql: error: connection to server on host "localhost" (127.0.0.1), port 5432 failed: Connection refused
postgresqlconnectionpg_hbaport