Re: BUG #15575: Using RDS upgrade option from 9.6 to 10.4 Upsertwill not insert records but complete successfully

Hi,

On 2019-01-04 20:31:10 +0000, PG Bug reporting form wrote:
> The following bug has been logged on the website:
> 
> Bug reference:      15575
> Logged by:          Ash Marath
> Email address:      makmarath@hotmail.com
> PostgreSQL version: 10.4
> Operating system:   RDS (on AWS)
> Description:        
> 
> Scenario :
> 1.Have 2 tables created. 
>     * main table
>     * audit Table  
> 2. Create an Update trigger on Main table  => The trigger will make a new
> entry in the audit table
> The above structure is created in v9.6
> -------------------------------
> ISSUE STARTS HERE
> 3. Use the AWS console and upgraded your PostgreSQL to ver 10x 
> 4. Run the upsert SQL statement (update a particular column) on Main
> table.
> 5. BUG: The column in Main table will not be updated but a new entry in the
> audit table can be observed (update trigger will execute). Execute step 4
> multiple times and you will notice new entries in the Audit table but record
> in the main table will not be updated.
> ----------------------------------------
> Workaround Steps to resolve this bug:
> S1: Take a backup of the existing database from v9.6, generate the script
> using "pg_dump" (prefer to dump output as .sql file).
> S2. Create a new instance in RDS for v10.x 
> S3. Restore the database from the backupfile generated by pg_dump in step
> S1.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Now run the upset statement of Step 4 and you will see postgreSQL
> functioning correctly. Upsert will work and existing records will be
> updated.
> ---------------------- End of report
> ----------------------------------------

You got to take this up with Amazon. We don't know how their internal
stuff works, and their bugs aren't our bugs.

Greetings,

Andres Freund