Re: Full backup - pg_dumpall sufficient? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Full backup - pg_dumpall sufficient?
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Msg-id 25763.1233248469@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Full backup - pg_dumpall sufficient?  (Gerhard Wiesinger <lists@wiesinger.com>)
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Gerhard Wiesinger <lists@wiesinger.com> writes:
> Any ideas what additionally has to be dumped to pg_dumpall for a full
> backup?

The configuration files (postgresql.conf, pg_hba.conf, pg_ident.conf),
plus any SSL server keys/certs you might be using --- basically, all
the static text files in the toplevel $PGDATA directory.  Those things
are not accessible to a client so pg_dump can't dump them.

Some people put these files in a different directory where they'll be
caught by their regular filesystem backup procedures for the server.

            regards, tom lane

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