Tag: Error messages in PostgreSQL
Error messages in PostgreSQL – find out all you need to know about how to fix common PostgreSQL error messages.
ERROR: nextval: reached maximum value of sequence
serial is a popular pseudo data type in PostgreSQL which is often used to generate auto-increment columns. However, this can lead to issues which are often underestimated. So what is the problem? Some of you might have already seen the following error message in real life: What happened here is that the underlying integer column […]
Debugging deadlocks in PostgreSQL
© Laurenz Albe 2022 (Updated 2023-04-07) Even if you understand what a deadlock is, debugging deadlocks can be tricky. This article shows some techniques on how to figure out the cause of a deadlock. A simple deadlock example Setting the stage We will test our techniques for debugging deadlocks with the following example: The deadlock […]