Thread: pg_dump, pg_restore and tablespaces

pg_dump, pg_restore and tablespaces

From
Colton Smith
Date:
Hi:

  Let's say I have a database comprised of tables scattered over several
tablespaces.  Suppose I need to move the database to another server and
I can't
use the same pathnames for the tablespaces.  Am I out of luck when it
comes to using pg_dump and pg_restore?

Thanks!


Re: pg_dump, pg_restore and tablespaces

From
"Jim C. Nasby"
Date:
On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 02:35:12PM -0500, Colton Smith wrote:
> Hi:
>
>  Let's say I have a database comprised of tables scattered over several
> tablespaces.  Suppose I need to move the database to another server and
> I can't
> use the same pathnames for the tablespaces.  Am I out of luck when it
> comes to using pg_dump and pg_restore?

No. You can just create the tablespaces you need with whatever mapping
suits the new server before doing the restore. This will generate an
error during the restore (tablespace already exists), but you can ignore
that. Just make sure the names match up.
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