Re: Table appears on listing but can't drop it

On 01/08/2010 09:53 AM, Fernando Morgenstern wrote:
> Em 08/01/2010, às 15:49, Adrian Klaver escreveu:
>
>> On 01/08/2010 08:55 AM, Fernando Morgenstern wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your quick answers. The extra space is indeed a copy-and-paste issue. Here it is the select that you suggested:
>>>
>>> postgres=# select '"' || datname || '"' from pg_database;
>>> ?column?
>>> -------------
>>> "template1"
>>> "template0"
>>> "t1"
>>> "skynet"
>>>
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> ---
>>>
>>> Fernando Marcelo
>>> www.consultorpc.com
>>> fernando(at)consultorpc(dot)com
>>
>> Can you connect to it?
>>
>> --
>> Adrian Klaver
>> adrian(dot)klaver(at)gmail(dot)com
>
> No, i get this:
>
> $ psql skynet
> psql: FATAL: database "skynet" does not exist
>
> I can create a database with the same name:
>
> postgres=# create database skynet;
> CREATE DATABASE
>
> postgres=# select '"' || datname || '"' from pg_database;
> ?column?
> -------------
> "template1"
> "template0"
> "postgres"
> "t1"
> "skynet"
> "skynet"
>
> And drop the newly created database:
>
> postgres=# drop database skynet;
> DROP DATABASE
> postgres=# select '"' || datname || '"' from pg_database;
> ?column?
> -------------
> "template1"
> "template0"
> "postgres"
> "t1"
> "pgpool"
> "skynet"
>
> Strange, isn't it?
>
>

Actually what is strange is that your previous listing :
postgres=# select '"' || datname || '"' from pg_database;
?column?
-------------
"template1"
"template0"
"t1"
"skynet"

is not the same as the one above:

postgres=# select '"' || datname || '"' from pg_database;
?column?
-------------
"template1"
"template0"
"postgres"
"t1"
"pgpool"
"skynet"

In particular the presence of postgres,t1 and pgpool.

Are you sure which cluster you are pointing at and whether the psql
version matches the server version?

--
Adrian Klaver
adrian(dot)klaver(at)gmail(dot)com