=?utf-8?Q?Martin_Povolny?= <martin.povo...@solnet.cz> writes: > I had 5 databases, 4 dumped ok, the 5th, the largest failed dumping: I was > unable to > make a dump in the default 'tar' format. I got this message: > pg_dump: [tar archiver] archive member too large for tar format
This is expected: tar format has a documented limit of 8GB per table. (BTW, tar is not the "default" nor the recommended format, in part because of that limitation. The custom format is preferred unless you really *need* to manipulate the dump files with "tar" for some reason.) > for the bb.dump in the 'custom' format: > pg_restore: [vlastnà archiváÅ] unexpected end of file Hm, that's weird. I can't think of any explanation other than the dump file somehow getting corrupted. Do you get sane-looking output if you run "pg_restore -l bb.dump"? regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin