Re: pg_dump "what if?"

From: Dustin Sallings <dustin(at)spy(dot)net>
To: Anony Mous <A(dot)Mous(at)shaw(dot)ca>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_dump "what if?"
Date: 2004-03-24 20:25:52
Message-ID: 727B1C5A-7DD1-11D8-8B80-000393CFE6B8@spy.net
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On Mar 24, 2004, at 11:42, Anony Mous wrote:

> I’m running pg_dump 7.3.4.  I have a nightly process that dumps a
> database via pg_dump, and then checks for the existence of the dumped
> file afterwards to confirm that the dump actually occurred.  Just
> wondering, however, if a corrupt disk prevented pg_dump from executing
> fully, would there still be an output file up to the point where the
> corruption was encountered?  If so, does anyone have any suggestions
> on another method to confirm whether or not the db was successfully
> dumped?

The exit code?

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Dustin Sallings

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