Re: Any reason to use pg_dumpall on an idle database

From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
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 23:49:50
Message-ID: Pine.BSF.4.21.0005252049230.80347-100000@thelab.hub.org
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On Thu, 25 May 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> > On Thu, 25 May 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > > 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.

ack ... why would you want to? *raised eyebrow*

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