Unable to upgrade Confluence with relation already existing in the database
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Problem
If you've already attempted an upgrade of Confluence, re-attempting the upgrade can cause the following error in the atlassian-confluence.log
2016-09-01 18:50:38,600 ERROR [localhost-startStop-1] [atlassian.confluence.plugin.PluginFrameworkContextListener] launchUpgrades Upgrade failed, application will not start: Upgrade task com.atlassian.confluence.upgrade.upgradetask.ContentIndexUpgradeTask@765a389f failed during the UPGRADE phase due to: StatementCallback; bad SQL grammar [create index c_si_ct_pv_cs_cd_idx on CONTENT (SPACEID, CONTENTTYPE, PREVVER, CONTENT_STATUS, CREATIONDATE)]; nested exception is org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: ERROR: relation "c_si_ct_pv_cs_cd_idx" already exists
com.atlassian.confluence.upgrade.UpgradeException: Upgrade task com.atlassian.confluence.upgrade.upgradetask.ContentIndexUpgradeTask@765a389f failed during the UPGRADE phase due to: StatementCallback; bad SQL grammar [create index c_si_ct_pv_cs_cd_idx on CONTENT (SPACEID, CONTENTTYPE, PREVVER, CONTENT_STATUS, CREATIONDATE)]; nested exception is org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: ERROR: relation "c_si_ct_pv_cs_cd_idx" already existsCause
Confluence is trying to create an index that should not yet exist, but is present from the previous upgrade attempt. The database was not rolledback completly.
Resolution
Remove the existing relation mentioned in the logs:
- Shutdown Confluence
Remove the mentioned item from your database. In this case it was the
c_si_ct_pv_cs_cd_idxindex. Replace with the <generic-index-name> mentioned in your error:Always back up your data before performing any modifications to the database. If possible, test any alter, insert, update, or delete SQL commands on a staging server first.
drop index c_si_ct_pv_cs_cd_idx;Start Confluence
Attempt the upgrade again