Re: CREATE EXTENSION not adding extension on second SCHEMA

On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, PG Doc comments form <noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org>
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> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
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> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/14/sql-createextension.html
> Description:
>
> I'm trying to add an extension to two schemas that I have in my DB.
>
> steps:
>
> 1)
>
> CREATE EXTENSION unaccent with SCHEMA public;
>
> response: OK.
>
> 2)
>
> CREATE EXTENSION unaccent with SCHEMA public_test;
>
> response: SQL Error [42710]: ERROR: extension "unaccent" already exists
>
> I tryed:
>
> SET search_path = public_test;
> CREATE EXTENSION unaccent;
>
> and the response is: response: SQL Error [42710]: ERROR: extension
> "unaccent" already exists
>

It doesn’t work and isn’t documented as something that does work. I really
don’t see a need to say you cannot install the same extension multiple
times explicitly - the self-describing error seems sufficient.

David J.