Re: DROP INDEX CASCADE doesn't want to drop unique constraints?

Ivan Voras <ivoras(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> On trying to drop an index named "employer_employerid_key" which supports a
> unique constraint:
>
>     "employer_employerid_key" UNIQUE CONSTRAINT, btree (employerid)
>
> I get this error:
>
> ERROR:  cannot drop index employer_employerid_key because constraint
> employer_employerid_key on table employer requires it
> HINT:  You can drop constraint employer_employerid_key on table employer
> instead.
>
> I'm using the CASCADE and IF EXISTS arguments and the docs say nothing about
> any special cases (https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/
> sql-dropindex.html). This is with PostgreSQL 9.3.15. 
>
> The actual command is:
>
> drop index if exists employer_employerid_key cascade;
>
> Any ideas if this is normal or why it happens?

Drop the constraint:

alter table employer drop constraint employer_employerid_key;

Regards, Andreas Kretschmer
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