Re: running initdb on running database - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Ben K.
Subject Re: running initdb on running database
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Msg-id Pine.GSO.4.64.0611141309380.19061@coe.tamu.edu
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In response to Re: running initdb on running database  ("Jim C. Nasby" <jim@nasby.net>)
List pgsql-admin
On Tue, 14 Nov 2006, Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 03:10:14PM -0600, Ben K. wrote:
>> Admins,
>> I'm reading this post:
>> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-novice/2005-04/msg00221.php
>> Is it possible and safe to run initdb again on a running database to
>> change encoding from SQL_ASCII to UTF8?
>> Will it affect new databases only or existing databases as well?
> Pretty much guaranteed to be unsafe. It's also not possible unless you
> hack initdb.
> --
> Jim Nasby                                            jim@nasby.net
> EnterpriseDB      http://enterprisedb.com      512.569.9461 (cell)

Thanks.

I guess then the next upgrade may be the best opportunity to change the
encoding.



Regards,

Ben K.
Developer
http://benix.tamu.edu

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