Re: Backup Database Question

From: Carlos Mennens <carlos(dot)mennens(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: PostgreSQL <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Backup Database Question
Date: 2011-10-06 15:26:00
Message-ID: CAAQLLO6_BTrD_kJE4v0R+oXXxUjLV_FogZnugPHDZ3Ey1_Zztw@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> Use pg_dumpall.  The extra time to dump the user and database
> definitions is unlikely to be noticeable, and if push comes to shove
> you'll be glad you had them.

Yes I agree but I didn't know enough about PostgreSQL to make that
determination. Seems very logical however. Does anyone know of a
PostgreSQL backup script floating around the Internet for Linux
systems? I found a great one for MySQL but sadly that doesn't do me
any good.

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