On Fri, October 2, 2020 18:46, Tom Lane wrote: > "James B. Byrne" <byrnejb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> I have a FreeBSD-12.1p10 system running postgreSQL-11.8. This is a test >> platform for Idempiere. When creating a new client in Idempiere I get this >> error message: > >> ** org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: ERROR: function uuid_generate_v4() does >> not exist Hint: No function matches the given name and argument types. You >> might need to add explicit type casts. Where: PL/pgSQL function >> generate_uuid() >> line 3 at RETURN > >> This usually means that the uuid-ossp extension is not active in the >> database. >> However, I previously installed this and psql shows that it is present: > > The two likely possibilities are that Idempiere isn't connecting to the > same database as you are doing manually, or that it is using a search_path > setting that doesn't include the "public" schema. > > I think you could also get this if the "public" schema is not readable > by Idempiere's userid, but that doesn't seem terribly likely. > > regards, tom lane > idempiere=# \dn List of schemas Name | Owner -----------+----------- adempiere | adempiere public | postgres -- *** e-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** Do NOT transmit sensitive data via e-Mail Unencrypted messages have no legal claim to privacy Do NOT open attachments nor follow links sent by e-Mail James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3