DROP TABLE Fails to Be Executed

Updated on 2023-03-30 GMT+08:00

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Problem

DROP TABLE fails to be executed in the following scenarios:

A user runs the \dt+ command using gsql and finds that the table_name table does not exist. When the user runs the CREATE TABLE table_name command, an error message indicating that the table_name table exists is displayed. When the user runs the DROP TABLE table_name command, an error message indicating that the table_name table does not exist is displayed. In this case, the table_name table cannot be recreated.
A user runs the \dt+ command using gsql and finds that the table_name table exists in the database. When the user runs the DROP TABLE table_name command, an error message indicating that the table_name table does not exist is displayed. In this case, the table_name table cannot be recreated.

Possible Causes

The table_name table exists on some nodes only.

Troubleshooting Method

In the preceding scenarios, if DROP TABLE table_name fails to be executed, run DROP TABLE IF EXISTS table_name to successfully drop table_name.

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