Re: restore postgres system database 8.1.11

From: "Phillip Smith" <phillip(dot)smith(at)weatherbeeta(dot)com(dot)au>
To: "'Patrick Roberts'" <Patrick(dot)Roberts(at)lonelyplanet(dot)com(dot)au>, <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: restore postgres system database 8.1.11
Date: 2008-05-05 06:21:53
Message-ID: 00b601c8ae78$4fb37a50$9b0014ac@wbaus090
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> On a newly created server I stupidly restored over the top of the
> postgres system database using the GUI...(postgresql n00b) and am
> wondering a couple of things.
> Firstly, if this database is overwritten, is it detrimental to the
running of PostgreSQL?
> Secondly is it just a simple matter of restoring it using a backup from
a different PostgreSQL instance installed elsewhere.

When you say "system database", do you mean 'template1'? Or 'template0'? Or
'postgres'? Or something else?

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