Re: Hmmm 8.1 pg_dumpall cannot dump older db's? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Christopher Kings-Lynne
Subject Re: Hmmm 8.1 pg_dumpall cannot dump older db's?
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Msg-id 42CDF5ED.8040508@familyhealth.com.au
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In response to Re: Hmmm 8.1 pg_dumpall cannot dump older db's?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Hmmm 8.1 pg_dumpall cannot dump older db's?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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>>Seems that it is expecting the new 'postgres' database to exist on old 
>>installations?
> 
> Ooops :-(  Seems like maybe we want it to try postgres and then fall
> back to trying template1?

Actually, also ONLY assume postgres is a special database if the backend 
is 8.1 or higher.  We don't want to mess with poor people who have 
already created a database called 'postgres' in their installation of 
7.4, say...

Chris



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