Re: Any reason to use pg_dumpall on an idle database

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Any reason to use pg_dumpall on an idle database
Date: 2000-05-25 23:14:29
Message-ID: 200005252314.TAA13018@candle.pha.pa.us
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> On Thu, 25 May 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
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> > Seems a typical file system backup is fine on an idle database, right?
>
> how do you know its idle, and/or will remain so?

pg_ctl stop of modification of pg_hba.conf.

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