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From: Rob Sargent <robjsargent@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Multiple schemas
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:41:51 +0200
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To: rob stone <floriparob@tpg.com.au>
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> On Sep 24, 2026, at 10:25=E2=80=AFAM, rob stone <floriparob@tpg.com.au> wr=
ote:
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> =EF=BB=BFHello,
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> I've been using a single schema in a database for years and I decided
> to try using multiple schemas in the same database.
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> So, I set up a test database and followed the same procedure that I
> have used in the past but this time specifying multiple schemas.
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> O/S
> Linux 7.2.6+deb14-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 7.2.6-1 (2026-09-
> 16) x86_64 GNU/Linux
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> Postgres
> psql (18.6 (Debian 18.6-3))
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> \dn
>      List of schemas
>  Name  |       Owner      =20
> --------+-------------------
> bsmdl  | teamone
> foots  | teamone
> public | pg_database_owner
> (3 rows)
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> show search_path;
>  search_path  =20
> ----------------
> "bsmdl, foots"
> (1 row)
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> A \dn runs a query against the catalogue whereas "show search_path"
> displays what was obtained from the connection.
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> I ran a create table script where all tables were fully qualified
> schema.table_name and it completed without any errors.
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> Then I ran:-
> \d system_defaults (one of the newly created tables)
> and this was the result:-
> Did not find any relation named "system_defaults".

\d bsmdl.system_defaults
Or
\dt bsmdl.*=