HV00JERRORTier 2 — Caution✅ HIGH confidencefdw_option_name_not_found
Category: Foreign Data Wrapper ErrorVersions: PostgreSQL 9.1+
What this means
The specified FDW option name was not found when attempting to modify or remove it, typically via ALTER SERVER DROP OPTION or similar.
Why it happens
- 1Attempting to DROP an option that was never SET on the server/mapping/table
- 2Option name is misspelled in the DROP OPTION clause
- 3Option was already removed in a prior ALTER statement
How to reproduce
ALTER SERVER, ALTER USER MAPPING, ALTER FOREIGN TABLE with DROP OPTION
trigger — this will ERROR
ALTER SERVER myserver OPTIONS (DROP port);ERROR: HV00J: fdw_option_name_not_found
Fix 1: Verify existing options before dropping
Not sure which options are currently set
fix
SELECT srvoptions FROM pg_foreign_server WHERE srvname = 'myserver';Why this works
Only DROP options that are currently present in the options array
What not to do
✗
Do not blindly DROP options without checking they exist
Why it's wrong: Results in this error if the option is absent
Sources
📚 Official docs: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-alterserver.html
🔧 Source ref: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/errcodes-appendix.html
Confidence assessment
✅ HIGH confidence
Standard FDW error code from official PostgreSQL appendix.
See also
🔗 Related errors
📄 Reference pages
ALTER SERVER documentation
⚙️ This error reference was generated with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy. Examples are provided to illustrate common scenarios and may not cover every case. Always test fixes in a development environment before applying to production. Spotted an error? Suggest a correction →