Re: Taking backup of login roles in postgresql 8.2 - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Jeff Frost
Subject Re: Taking backup of login roles in postgresql 8.2
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.64.0710241959220.29776@discord.home.frostconsultingllc.com
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In response to Taking backup of login roles in postgresql 8.2  (arun <arunpjohny@gmail.com>)
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Arun,

You have to use pg_dumpall with the --globals setting like so:

pg_dumpall --globals > globals.sql

or pass it through gzip first:

pg_dumpall --globals | gzip > globals.sql.gz


On Thu, 25 Oct 2007, arun wrote:

> Hi all,
>    I'm new to this forum. Can any one tell me how to take backup of login
> roles in postgresql.
> I know how to take database backup. It is giving me all the schemas in the
> selected database, but not creating the login roles required when restoring
> the database
>
> Thank you
>

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