# Failing update
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-update/379986
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [August 23, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-update/379986 "2025-08-23T07:26:23Z")
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### Author:  [@rlauriston](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rlauriston)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-update/379986/1 "2025-08-23T07:26:23Z")
```plaintext
I, [2025-08-23T07:21:01.134641 #1] INFO -- : > cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'find /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle -name cache -not -path "*/gems/*" -type d -exec rm -rf {} +'
I, [2025-08-23T07:21:02.162053 #1] INFO -- :
I, [2025-08-23T07:21:02.162765 #1] INFO -- : > cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'find /var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle -name tmp -type d -exec rm -rf {} +'
I, [2025-08-23T07:21:02.325196 #1] INFO -- :
I, [2025-08-23T07:21:02.329619 #1] INFO -- : > cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'LOAD_PLUGINS=0 bundle exec rake plugin:pull_compatible_all'
I, [2025-08-23T07:21:09.408854 #1] INFO -- :
I, [2025-08-23T07:21:09.410619 #1] INFO -- : > cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake db:migrate'
rake aborted!
StandardError: An error has occurred, this and all later migrations canceled: (StandardError)
ERROR: must be owner of extension vector
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/rack-mini-profiler-4.0.1/lib/patches/db/pg/alias_method.rb:109:in `exec'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/rack-mini-profiler-4.0.1/lib/patches/db/pg/alias_method.rb:109:in `async_exec'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/mini_sql-1.6.0/lib/mini_sql/postgres/connection.rb:217:in `run'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/mini_sql-1.6.0/lib/mini_sql/active_record_postgres/connection.rb:38:in `block in run'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/mini_sql-1.6.0/lib/mini_sql/active_record_postgres/connection.rb:34:in `block in with_lock'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activesupport-8.0.2.1/lib/active_support/concurrency/null_lock.rb:9:in `synchronize'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/mini_sql-1.6.0/lib/mini_sql/active_record_postgres/connection.rb:34:in `with_lock'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/mini_sql-1.6.0/lib/mini_sql/active_record_postgres/connection.rb:38:in `run'
/var/www/discourse/lib/mini_sql_multisite_connection.rb:109:in `run'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/mini_sql-1.6.0/lib/mini_sql/postgres/connection.rb:196:in `exec'
/var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-ai/db/migrate/20240611170904_upgrade_pgvector_070.rb:10:in `up'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:994:in `public_send'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:994:in `exec_migration'
/var/www/discourse/lib/freedom_patches/schema_migration_details.rb:8:in `block in exec_migration'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/benchmark-0.4.1/lib/benchmark.rb:305:in `measure'
/var/www/discourse/lib/freedom_patches/schema_migration_details.rb:8:in `exec_migration'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:975:in `block (2 levels) in migrate'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activesupport-8.0.2.1/lib/active_support/benchmark.rb:17:in `realtime'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:974:in `block in migrate'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:412:in `with_connection'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:973:in `migrate'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1187:in `migrate'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1535:in `block in execute_migration_in_transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/transaction.rb:626:in `block in within_new_transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activesupport-8.0.2.1/lib/active_support/concurrency/null_lock.rb:9:in `synchronize'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/transaction.rb:623:in `within_new_transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:367:in `within_new_transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:359:in `transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1586:in `ddl_transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1534:in `execute_migration_in_transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1509:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1509:in `migrate_without_lock'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1454:in `block in migrate'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1606:in `with_advisory_lock'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1454:in `migrate'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1261:in `up'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1236:in `migrate'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb:270:in `migrate'
/var/www/discourse/lib/tasks/db.rake:267:in `block (2 levels) in '
/var/www/discourse/lib/distributed_mutex.rb:53:in `block in synchronize'
/var/www/discourse/lib/distributed_mutex.rb:49:in `synchronize'
/var/www/discourse/lib/distributed_mutex.rb:49:in `synchronize'
/var/www/discourse/lib/distributed_mutex.rb:34:in `synchronize'
/var/www/discourse/lib/tasks/db.rake:242:in `block in '
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/rake-13.3.0/exe/rake:27:in `'
/usr/local/bin/bundle:25:in `load'
/usr/local/bin/bundle:25:in `'
Caused by:
PG::InsufficientPrivilege: ERROR: must be owner of extension vector (PG::InsufficientPrivilege)
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/rack-mini-profiler-4.0.1/lib/patches/db/pg/alias_method.rb:109:in `exec'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/rack-mini-profiler-4.0.1/lib/patches/db/pg/alias_method.rb:109:in `async_exec'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/mini_sql-1.6.0/lib/mini_sql/postgres/connection.rb:217:in `run'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/mini_sql-1.6.0/lib/mini_sql/active_record_postgres/connection.rb:38:in `block in run'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/mini_sql-1.6.0/lib/mini_sql/active_record_postgres/connection.rb:34:in `block in with_lock'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activesupport-8.0.2.1/lib/active_support/concurrency/null_lock.rb:9:in `synchronize'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/mini_sql-1.6.0/lib/mini_sql/active_record_postgres/connection.rb:34:in `with_lock'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/mini_sql-1.6.0/lib/mini_sql/active_record_postgres/connection.rb:38:in `run'
/var/www/discourse/lib/mini_sql_multisite_connection.rb:109:in `run'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/mini_sql-1.6.0/lib/mini_sql/postgres/connection.rb:196:in `exec'
/var/www/discourse/plugins/discourse-ai/db/migrate/20240611170904_upgrade_pgvector_070.rb:10:in `up'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:994:in `public_send'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:994:in `exec_migration'
/var/www/discourse/lib/freedom_patches/schema_migration_details.rb:8:in `block in exec_migration'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/benchmark-0.4.1/lib/benchmark.rb:305:in `measure'
/var/www/discourse/lib/freedom_patches/schema_migration_details.rb:8:in `exec_migration'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:975:in `block (2 levels) in migrate'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activesupport-8.0.2.1/lib/active_support/benchmark.rb:17:in `realtime'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:974:in `block in migrate'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:412:in `with_connection'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:973:in `migrate'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1187:in `migrate'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1535:in `block in execute_migration_in_transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/transaction.rb:626:in `block in within_new_transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activesupport-8.0.2.1/lib/active_support/concurrency/null_lock.rb:9:in `synchronize'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/transaction.rb:623:in `within_new_transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:367:in `within_new_transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:359:in `transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1586:in `ddl_transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1534:in `execute_migration_in_transaction'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1509:in `each'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1509:in `migrate_without_lock'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1454:in `block in migrate'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1606:in `with_advisory_lock'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1454:in `migrate'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1261:in `up'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/migration.rb:1236:in `migrate'
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/activerecord-8.0.2.1/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb:270:in `migrate'
/var/www/discourse/lib/tasks/db.rake:267:in `block (2 levels) in '
/var/www/discourse/lib/distributed_mutex.rb:53:in `block in synchronize'
/var/www/discourse/lib/distributed_mutex.rb:49:in `synchronize'
/var/www/discourse/lib/distributed_mutex.rb:49:in `synchronize'
/var/www/discourse/lib/distributed_mutex.rb:34:in `synchronize'
/var/www/discourse/lib/tasks/db.rake:242:in `block in '
/var/www/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/3.3.0/gems/rake-13.3.0/exe/rake:27:in `'
/usr/local/bin/bundle:25:in `load'
/usr/local/bin/bundle:25:in `'
Tasks: TOP => db:migrate
(See full trace by running task with --trace)
I, [2025-08-23T07:21:33.468823 #1] INFO -- : == 20240611170904 UpgradePgvector070: migrating ===============================
FAILED
--------------------
Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake db:migrate' failed with return #
Location of failure: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.3.0/gems/pups-1.3.0/lib/pups/exec_command.rb:131:in `spawn'
exec failed with the params {"cd"=>"$home", "tag"=>"migrate", "hook"=>"db_migrate", "cmd"=>["su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake db:migrate'"]}
bootstrap failed with exit code 1
**FAILED TO BOOTSTRAP** please scroll up and look for earlier error messages, there may be more than one.
./discourse-doctor may help diagnose the problem.
c8aa5aba4c2c4f5231b364f714c60365517d25299a447c053a97c86871b3661e
root@www:/var/discourse#
```
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