I am new to this list, so I do not know if this has been reported already (did not find anything regarding search_path in the issue tracker).
If you use pgadmin4 to alter the search_path for a role, all queries that do not explicitly use a schema name with tables fail. Apparently, pgadmin4 is treating a comma-separated list of schema names as a single name, so, for example, "public, journal" is treated as a single schema name of 'public, journal', not 'public' and 'journal'. One must manually alter the role in SQL to correct it. Bruce Win 7/x64, postgres 9.6 Modify properties for a role. Select Parameters tab. Click + Select search_path from list. Enter comma-separated list for value. Leave database blank. Pgadmin4 generated SQL: ALTER ROLE myrole RESET search_path; ALTER ROLE myrole SET search_path TO 'public, journal'; (value should not be quoted) -- Sent via pgadmin-support mailing list (pgadmin-support@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgadmin-support