PostgreSQL SQLSTATE 42501 — insufficient_privilege

Official definition

insufficient privilege

In plain language

In PostgreSQL SQLSTATE, code 42501 is insufficient_privilege. The official source describes it as “insufficient privilege”. 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.

Authoritative source

PostgreSQL Documentation — Error Codes

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