PostgreSQL SQLSTATE

PostgreSQL SQLSTATE 42000 — syntax_error_or_access_rule_violation

In PostgreSQL SQLSTATE, code 42000 is syntax_error_or_access_rule_violation. The official source describes it as “syntax error or access rule violation”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Code42000
Symbolsyntax_error_or_access_rule_violation
Source confidencehigh

Official definition

syntax error or access rule violation

In plain language

In PostgreSQL SQLSTATE, code 42000 is syntax_error_or_access_rule_violation. The official source describes it as “syntax error or access rule violation”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Context to inspect

  • The surrounding operation, version and subsystem determine the actual cause.
  • The same numeric value can mean something different in another namespace.

Safe first checks

  1. Confirm which product, protocol or subsystem produced the code.
  2. Read the full surrounding error message and inspect relevant logs.
  3. Compare the code with the linked authoritative documentation before changing configuration.

Important context

The surrounding operation, version and subsystem determine the actual cause.

Authoritative source

PostgreSQL Documentation — Error Codes

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