pg_dump is fine, in fact better. For a file system backup, you have to stop the postmaster, backup, then restart it.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ganesan Kanavathy wrote: > Please help me with question. So far no replies. > > Regards, > ganesh > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ganesan Kanavathy > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 5:14 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ADMIN] File system level backup > > Dear all, > > All the while I was doing pg_dump as backup method for my pgsql db. > Today I came across File system level backup on Postgresql > Documentation. > > After reading it, I am quite unsure whether File system level backup is > better than pg_dump. > > Furthermore, do we really need to do File system level backup or pg_dump > is good enough? > > Any suggestion is much appreciated. > > Regards, > ganesh -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
