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Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server: SkuNotAvailable error during deployment — Region and SKU availability issues

Problem description I am encountering a 'SkuNotAvailable' error when attempting to deploy an Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server using an ARM template. The deployment process fails during the creation of a new server, even though the requested…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-10-13T10:21:17.36+00:00
Steve Mordue 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-28T06:10:09.2166667+00:00
Hemant Bharadwaj 85 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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postgreSQL server is stuck in starting status

It has been stuck for hours now. Can not restart or stop using CLI because the server is still in starting status and command gets rejected. What is the fix for this?

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-09-23T17:27:41.3633333+00:00
Jesse B 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-27T16:36:16.0966667+00:00
Alison A 5,320 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Admin
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Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server: is automated backup storage zone-redundant or locally redundant when HA is disabled (Italy North)?

We run Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server 16 in Italy North (a region with availability zones), General Purpose, single zone, high availability disabled, geo-redundant backup disabled, 7-day retention. The ARM/CLI properties only expose…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-10-26T13:54:49.9266667+00:00
Lorenzo Bergadano 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-27T12:18:21.34+00:00
SHOUMIK CHAKRAVARTY 1,230 Reputation points
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PostgreSQL Flexible Server SKU Not Supported in East US 2

Hi Azure Support Team, We are trying to create an Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server for our development environment in the newly created subscription below, but the deployment is failing with a SkuNotAvailable error. Subscription and resource…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-10-12T10:26:59.1133333+00:00
Navneesh Garg (Elevated) 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-10-27T07:22:02.2866667+00:00
Ana Mihaila (BLUEHAWK LLC) 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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PostgreSQL Flexible Server B1ms deployment fails with SkuNotAvailable in West US 3 despite appearing in Azure CLI

I am setting up a development database for a small internal business application using an Azure Free Trial subscription. Creating an Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server in West US 3 fails with: SkuNotAvailable: Specified SKU is not supported in…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-10-26T21:57:02.6166667+00:00
Benji Lentz 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-26T21:58:07.6466667+00:00

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PostgresSQL server deleted two weeks ago has not gone away

Hi: I deleted a PostgresSQL flexible server two weeks ago via the Cloud Shell CLI but it is still generating billing charges and Health Events reporting: "An unexpected problem is preventing restoring access to your Azure Database for PostgreSQL -…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-10-26T20:59:15.7933333+00:00
answered 2026-10-26T21:00:23.8966667+00:00

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Azure Database for PostgreSQL: Authentication failure with SQLSTATE 28000 despite MFA claim in token

Problem description I am experiencing an authentication issue with my Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server. When using Microsoft Entra ID for login, roles configured with isMfa = true are rejecting the login with SQLSTATE 28000, even though the…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-10-23T13:03:37.64+00:00
Casper Andreas Solbakken 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-26T08:46:45.56+00:00
Alex Burlachenko 26,275 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server: Diagnostic log export to Log Analytics stopped suddenly for all categories, server healthy, recreating settings and restart have no effect

Issue Diagnostic log export from an Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server (West Europe) to a Log Analytics workspace stopped abruptly on 24 Aug 2026 between 08:43–08:57 UTC. All five resource-specific tables ceased ingesting new records…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-08-24T18:46:32.3066667+00:00
megamingus 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-26T06:28:52.3666667+00:00
SIVASANKAR YEDDULA 250 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server Stuck in Dropping State

We are experiencing an issue with our Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server. The server is currently showing the status “Dropping” in the Azure Portal and has not completed the deletion process. We tried from cli but it says dosent exist. From…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-08-27T09:46:22.9633333+00:00
Sanchit Pandit 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-26T06:23:21.5433333+00:00
SIVASANKAR YEDDULA 250 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server: Region-access request in East US never escalated to a human

I'm trying to understand if this is expected behavior for Azure support on region-access requests, because it doesn't match the documented 24-48h SLA. Context: A subscription of ours can't provision Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server in East…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-09-04T20:00:04.6966667+00:00
Rafael Ferreira 0 Reputation points MVP
edited an answer 2026-10-25T17:39:39.2166667+00:00
Smaran Thoomu 36,040 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure PostgreSQL FlexibleServer is stuck for over a week now after trying to scale up and cannot be recovered

Hi Team, Can somebody take a look at the issues with Azure PostgreSQL Flexible server please? All the details are described at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/6022604/azure-postgresql-flexibleserver-is-stuck-for-over and at a previous…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-10-02T07:50:37.73+00:00
Karol Marek 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-25T10:50:06.0433333+00:00
Smaran Thoomu 36,040 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server: Abnormally high synchronous WAL commit latency in PROD

We are experiencing abnormally high transaction commit latency on our Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server in PROD. SQL execution itself is fast (<1 ms), but synchronous transaction commits consistently take approximately 76–110 ms, with…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-10-23T10:51:00.8566667+00:00
Satyam Sinha 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-23T12:42:22.9733333+00:00
Alex Burlachenko 26,275 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Region Issue on Azure

My Azure subscription is not allowed to provision Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server or Azure SQL Server in South India. The Microsoft.DBforPostgreSQL resource provider is registered, and I found no policy assignments at the subscription…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-10-23T06:28:58.44+00:00
Arun kumar 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-23T06:29:50.14+00:00

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PostgreSQL Flexible Server stuck in Updating after scale-down; connections time out

Hello, My Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server is stuck in Updating after a compute scale-down, and the application cannot connect to the database. Environment: Region: West US 3. PostgreSQL version: 14.24. Original compute: General Purpose,…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-10-22T21:47:07.82+00:00
Vladislav Sihov 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-23T04:24:18.49+00:00
HassanNazeer 0 Reputation points
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Azure Database for PostgreSQL: is_db_alive Showing as 0 Despite Server Being Healthy — Metric Issue

Problem description I am observing that the 'is_db_alive' metric for my Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server is consistently showing a value of 0, even though the server is actively serving connections and traffic without any issues. The…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-09-30T15:08:11.3633333+00:00
Jarvis 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-22T16:08:47.08+00:00
Jarvis 20 Reputation points
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Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server rejects Entra login for role with isMfa = true although the token’s amr contains “mfa”

We create a user principal with pgaadauth_create_principal_with_oid(name, oid, 'user', false, true) (pgaadauth 1.13). pgaadauth_list_principals(false) shows ismfa = 1, isadmin = 0, and the security label aadauth,oid=<oid>,type=user,mfa. The user…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-10-22T08:32:55.0466667+00:00
Casper Andreas Solbakken 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-22T11:06:22.0266667+00:00
Casper Andreas Solbakken 0 Reputation points
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PostgreSQL flexible with Microsoft Entra authentication enabled - Logical Replication issue

Hi My application is using logical replication with PostgreSQL. Im trying to implement it using PostgreSQL flexible server with Microsoft Entra authentication only enabled. Im creating the admin and im able to connect to the database. Im altering…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Other
asked 2024-07-29T08:55:17.5633333+00:00
Ilya Dvorkin 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-22T08:13:24.2866667+00:00
Eric van Zanten 0 Reputation points
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Replica PostgreSQL Server Restarting Approximately Every 15 Hours Without Any Identifiable Cause

Hello Team, We are investigating an unusual issue in our Azure PostgreSQL environment and would appreciate any guidance from the community. Our setup consists of a Primary PostgreSQL server and a Read Replica. The replica server is observed to be…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-10-21T11:30:08.7166667+00:00
Mr. Shan 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-21T11:31:18.18+00:00

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Azure Database for PostgreSQL: Deployment Failure in West Europe — Subscription Restriction Issue

Problem description I am trying to provision two private Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible servers in the West Europe region under my Sponsorship subscription, but both creation attempts are failing. The provisioning process through Azure CLI does…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-10-20T11:42:41.7933333+00:00
mo@info 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-10-20T15:40:52.55+00:00
mo@info 0 Reputation points
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Azure Database for PostgreSQL: Read replica restarted unexpectedly — no customer-initiated operation

Problem description I am concerned about the unexpected restarts of my Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server read replica that occurred twice on September 30, 2026, between 09:33 and 09:47 UTC, without any action from my team. After these…

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
asked 2026-09-30T19:51:56.28+00:00
VinceR-2832 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-20T10:57:25.2166667+00:00
Matthew Hull 20 Reputation points