--- a/server/sources/native.py	Thu Mar 28 11:45:17 2013 +0100
+++ b/server/sources/native.py	Thu Mar 28 12:31:39 2013 +0100
@@ -758,13 +758,17 @@
                     mo = re.search('unique_cw_[^ ]+_idx', arg)
                     if mo is not None:
                         index_name = mo.group(0)
-                        elements = index_name.rstrip('_idx').split('_cw_')[1:]
+                        # right-chop '_idx' postfix
+                        # (garanteed to be there, see regexp above)
+                        elements = index_name[:-4].split('_cw_')[1:]
                         etype = elements[0]
                         rtypes = elements[1:]
                         raise UniqueTogetherError(etype, rtypes)
                     mo = re.search('columns (.*) are not unique', arg)
                     if mo is not None: # sqlite in use
-                        rtypes = [c.strip().lstrip('cw_') for c in mo.group(1).split(',')]
+                        # we left chop the 'cw_' prefix of attribute names
+                        rtypes = [c.strip()[3:]
+                                  for c in mo.group(1).split(',')]
                         etype = '???'
                         raise UniqueTogetherError(etype, rtypes)
             raise

--- a/server/test/data/schema.py	Thu Mar 28 11:45:17 2013 +0100
+++ b/server/test/data/schema.py	Thu Mar 28 12:31:39 2013 +0100
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 
 
 class Societe(EntityType):
+    __unique_together__ = [('nom', 'type', 'cp')]
     __permissions__ = {
         'read': ('managers', 'users', 'guests'),
         'update': ('managers', 'owners', ERQLExpression('U login L, X nom L')),

--- a/server/test/unittest_repository.py	Thu Mar 28 11:45:17 2013 +0100
+++ b/server/test/unittest_repository.py	Thu Mar 28 12:31:39 2013 +0100
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@
     and relation
     """
 
+    def test_uniquetogether(self):
+        self.execute('INSERT Societe S: S nom "Logilab", S type "SSLL", S cp "75013"')
+        with self.assertRaises(ValidationError) as wraperr:
+            self.execute('INSERT Societe S: S nom "Logilab", S type "SSLL", S cp "75013"')
+        self.assertEqual({'nom': u'violates unique_together constraints (cp, nom, type)',
+                          'cp': u'violates unique_together constraints (cp, nom, type)',
+                          'type': u'violates unique_together constraints (cp, nom, type)'},
+                     wraperr.exception.args[1])
+
     def test_fill_schema(self):
         origshema = self.repo.schema
         try: