Django 1.8 migrate - relation "django_content_type" already exists

Question

Any idea why I would be getting this error when I try to migrate?

django.db.utils.ProgrammingError: relation "django_content_type"

I am using using Django 1.8 & PostgreSql

Answer 1

You're going to need to use the --fake-initial option when you migrate; it used to be implicit, but has now been made explicit:

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/ref/django-admin/#django-admin-option---fake-initial

To quote:

This option is intended for use when first running migrations against a database that preexisted the use of migrations.

Good luck!

Answer 2

This worked for me:

1. ./manage.py migrate auth --fake-initial (this throws an error but ignore it)

2. ./manage.py migrate --fake-initial