Re: pg_dump locking info

On 15 August 2010 10:01, Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com> wrote:
> Is this right?  I'm looking at
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/backup-dump.html
>
> It says, "pg_dump does not block other operations on the database
> while it is working. (Exceptions are those operations that need to
> operate with an exclusive lock, such as most forms of ALTER TABLE.)"
>
> So pg_dump actually performs an ALTER TABLE sometimes? :S
>

And whilst I was perusing the docs, I also noticed this on
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/backup.html

"Each has its own strengths and weaknesses. Each is discussed in turn below."

That sentence is at the bottom of the page. It would make sense in a
PDF, but might be a confusing in section-by-section HTML
documentation.

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Thom Brown
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