Re: backing up without lock ? - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Scott Marlowe
Subject Re: backing up without lock ?
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Msg-id 1121709102.8208.327.camel@state.g2switchworks.com
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In response to backing up without lock ?  (FM <dist-list@LEXUM.UMontreal.CA>)
Responses Re: backing up without lock ?  (Scott Marlowe <smarlowe@g2switchworks.com>)
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On Mon, 2005-07-18 at 12:25, FM wrote:
> Hello,
> Is it possible to backup postgresql databases  without locking tables.

Yes and no.

No, it's actually possible to backup postgresql without a lock.

However, it's an access shared lock, so it's not a blocking lock.

Also, the backup is coherent for a whole database at the point in time
the backup was initiated.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/static/app-pgdump.html

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