Hello; To begin with, I'm not certain how useful it would be... that said; it seems odd that a role or DB can have it's config search_path set to empty string but you can't explicitly set it that way. One possible use for this might be to force complete schema qualification when developing DB update scripts. Comments? jerry@jerry# = select version(); version --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PostgreSQL 8.2.4 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc (GCC) 4.1.1 20060525 (Red Hat 4.1.1-1) (1 row) jerry@jerry# = alter database jerry set search_path to ''; NOTICE: schema "" does not exist ALTER DATABASE jerry@jerry# = set search_path to ''; ERROR: schema "" does not exist jerry@jerry# = \c jerry You are now connected to database "jerry". jerry@jerry# = show search_path; search_path ------------- "" (1 row) jerry@jerry# = -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jerry Sievers 732 365-2844 (work) Production Database Administrator 305 321-1144 (mobil WWW E-Commerce Consultant ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings