Re: How robust is postgresql ? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From John Madden
Subject Re: How robust is postgresql ?
Date
Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.30.0103071416440.1762-100000@avenir.dhs.org
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In response to Re: How robust is postgresql ?  ("Brett W. McCoy" <bmccoy@chapelperilous.net>)
Responses Re: How robust is postgresql ?  (will trillich <will@serensoft.com>)
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> You can do a database dump and back up the SQL generated, or do a
> filesystem backup.  See
> http://www.postgresql.org/devel-corner/docs/admin/backup.html for
> information on the specifics.

Yum - can filesystem backups be done in 7.0.x?  (I would much prefer to
killall -15 postmaster and copy files around than deal with pg_dump
stuff.)  Or do I have to wait for 7.1?

(If that's the case, I think I'll just not backup any databases until I
can upgrade them ;))

Thanks,
  John






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