Re: Bug #719: Restoring inherited data destroys parent table data. - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org writes:
> Restoring inherited data destroys parent table data.

No it doesn't.   You appear to be expecting the pre-7.1 behavior of
SELECT on a parent table.  Recent versions default to doing the
equivalent of "SELECT FROM parent*".

See the SQL_INHERITANCE configuration parameter if you prefer the
old way.

            regards, tom lane