On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 11:26 PM, <don...@caltech.edu> wrote: > > I've backed up my DB via 'pg_dump dbname' using no options. In order to > > restore it via psql, do I first need to drop the db instance and recreate > > it? > > > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > > > -Mike > > > > > > > yes, you have to drop the original db, then use psql -f to restore it.
You don't have to drop it, you can create another db by any other name and re-run the sql file there. The only time you have to worry is if you use the -C (--create) option to pg_dump. This would actually issue a 'create database' command in the sql dump. But for you, you can restore to another database if you would like. --Scott > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin >
