The default search_path is $user, public.
Say I wanted to reverse this in a database called d:
First of all:
d=> show search_path;
search_path
--------------
$user,public
(1 row)
Then:
d=> alter database d set search_path to public, '$user';
Then, in a new session:
d=> show search_path;
search_path
-----------------
public, "$user"
(1 row)
This is an important distinction because testing reveals that the quoted $user after the reversal is no longer actually a dynamic variable that results in a search_path that resolves to the current user.
I'm having trouble locating an example of how to include a variable in the parameter list to SET.
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