Rod Taylor <rbt@rbt.ca> writes:
> I vote to disable the checks for pg_restore if the dumpfile has a check
> added to ensure it's the same file that was dumped (an MD5 in the
> header) and it is a full database restore.
> Individual table restores should require the check.
It is not our business to be making such decisions for the DBA. If
we're going to provide this at all, it should be in the form of a knob
the DBA can tweak if *he* thinks it's safe to omit the check.
regards, tom lane
