| From: | Sevo Stille <sevo(at)ip23(dot)net> |
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| To: | Patrick Robin <Patrick(dot)Robin(at)disney(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Renaming database |
| Date: | 2000-08-18 14:07:21 |
| Message-ID: | 399D4319.1E69848C@ip23.net |
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Patrick Robin wrote:
>
> What is the best way to rename a database in Postgres 6.5.
The only documented way is dump and restore.
> Will moving the unix directory work?
No. Moving the directory and updating datname and datpath in pg_database
will. Caveat: In that, you'll inevitably have some period where your
configuration is hosed. Less likely to go wrong would be keeping the old
directory name and only updating datname. YMMV - live surgery on
databases can be useful in emergencies, but it has risks. The only
guaranteed safe procedure is dump and restore!
Sevo
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