# Re-opening JabRef with shared database gives a driver error

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/re-opening-jabref-with-shared-database-gives-a-driver-error/332>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [November 18, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/re-opening-jabref-with-shared-database-gives-a-driver-error/332 "2016-11-18T17:54:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kingwarrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@kingwarrick](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/kingwarrick)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/re-opening-jabref-with-shared-database-gives-a-driver-error/332/1 "2016-11-18T17:54:57Z")

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JabRef 3.8-dev–snapshot–2016-11-18–master–4932a8c  
windows 10 10.0 amd64  
Java 1.8.0\_102

Has been happening since 3.7-dev as well. Not sure about prior to that, had not used a shared database. It opens the local copy fine, and I can re-open the shared database without issue through the menu.

Using a local postgresql 9.6 install.

![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/jabref/original/1X/588a35316708d3ffe19e0eea40c5fda4d99ccef1.png)

> 11:48:36.232 [AWT-EventQueue-0] ERROR net.sf.jabref.shared.DBMSConnection - Could not connect to database: No suitable driver found for jdbc:pgsql://localhost:5432/jabref - Error code: 0  
> 11:48:36.233 [AWT-EventQueue-0] ERROR net.sf.jabref.JabRefGUI - Connection error  
> java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver found for jdbc:pgsql://localhost:5432/jabref  
> at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0\_102]  
> at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0\_102]  
> at net.sf.jabref.shared.DBMSConnection.(DBMSConnection.java:32) ~[JabRef-3.8-dev–snapshot–2016-11-18–master–4932a8c.jar:?]  
> at net.sf.jabref.shared.DBMSSynchronizer.openSharedDatabase(DBMSSynchronizer.java:358) ~[JabRef-3.8-dev–snapshot–2016-11-18–master–4932a8c.jar:?]  
> at net.sf.jabref.gui.shared.SharedDatabaseUIManager.openSharedDatabaseFromParserResult(SharedDatabaseUIManager.java:140) ~[JabRef-3.8-dev–snapshot–2016-11-18–master–4932a8c.jar:?]  
> at net.sf.jabref.JabRefGUI.openWindow(JabRefGUI.java:120) ~[JabRef-3.8-dev–snapshot–2016-11-18–master–4932a8c.jar:?]  
> at net.sf.jabref.JabRefGUI.(JabRefGUI.java:66) ~[JabRef-3.8-dev–snapshot–2016-11-18–master–4932a8c.jar:?]  
> at net.sf.jabref.JabRefMain.lambda$start$1(JabRefMain.java:123) ~[JabRef-3.8-dev–snapshot–2016-11-18–master–4932a8c.jar:?]  
> at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0\_102]  
> at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0\_102]  
> at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0\_102]  
> at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0\_102]  
> at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0\_102]  
> at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0\_102]  
> at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0\_102]  
> at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0\_102]  
> at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0\_102]  
> at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0\_102]  
> at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0\_102]  
> at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0\_102]  
> at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0\_102]  
> at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0\_102]

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**Author:** ![koppor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/koppor/32/5_2.png) [@koppor](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/koppor)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/re-opening-jabref-with-shared-database-gives-a-driver-error/332/2 "2016-11-21T23:36:42Z")

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Please try the latest development build at [https://builds.jabref.org/master/](https://builds.jabref.org/master/). See [https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/2295](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/2295) for details.

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**Author:** ![kingwarrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@kingwarrick](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/kingwarrick)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/re-opening-jabref-with-shared-database-gives-a-driver-error/332/3 "2016-11-22T15:48:00Z")

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Resolved with JabRef 3.8-dev–snapshot–2016-11-22–master–59742bf

Thank you all for your hard work on this project. It has no equal.