From: | Frank Bax <fbax(at)sympatico(dot)ca> |
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To: | PostgreSQL List - Novice <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Restaring a dumped database |
Date: | 2010-11-08 12:19:32 |
Message-ID: | 4CD7EAD4.5060306@sympatico.ca |
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Mohlomi Moloi wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I’ve used the following script for my dump; pg_dump -h 127.0.0.1 -p 5432
> -U mohlomi -F p teleform > "teleform_Backup.dump" – and it worked fine.
>
> After my dump, I dropped the database teleform - My nightmare starts
> when I try to restore and I get error massages that the database dropped
> already exist etc...
>
> I used the script psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p 5432 -U mohlomi -d teleform <
> "teleform_Backup.dump" for restoring the database.
>
> Funny enough the above scripts works at a table level!!!
>
> Any assistance will be welcomed.
If you are trying to restore over an existing database; then you should
either:
1) use -c option on pg_dump.
2) manually drop all tables, indexes and database.
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