Re: pg_dump error - Mailing list pgsql-admin

Hi,

If you are trying to take a table dump try using this

pd_dump databasename -t tablename

if you are taking in the same server done mention as localhost just
switch user as postgress and give the above command mentioned.

manjula hettiarachchi wrote:

>Hello List
>
>I am using postgresql 7.4.7 in a voip production
>setup.
>I have been using pg_dump -Fc for regular backing up.
>Since yesterday i am getting the following error for
>the command:
>
>root# pg_dump -h 'localhost' voipdb -t voipcall -Fc -f
>voipcall.bak
>
>The error is :
>
>pg_dump: ERROR:  invalid memory alloc request size
>4294967293
>pg_dump: SQL command to dump the contents of table
>"voipcall" failed: PQendcopy() failed.
>pg_dump: Error message from server: ERROR:  invalid
>memory alloc request size 4294967293
>pg_dump: The command was: COPY public.voipcall (id,
>accountid, .........., prefix) TO stdout;
>
>However when i tried to Vacuum analyze the same table
>its fine and no errors. Also the SQL access to the
>same table runs fine without any errors.
>
>Only the pg_dump is failing for this particular table.
>
>Can anyone suggest a method to fix this?
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Manjula
>
>
>
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