Re: Current initdb broken. - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Current initdb broken.
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Msg-id 7953.960694911@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Current initdb broken.  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> Um, excuse me. Any changes to the format of pg_shadow will break
> pg_dumpall, therefore this needs to be hold back until next release.

We are going to have to improve pg_dumpall sooner or later, aren't we?
Loading pg_shadow and pg_group by direct COPY just won't do.

But you're right, this patch will have to be reversed out until a
more robust pg_dumpall has been out there for at least one release.
        regards, tom lane


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