The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 6007 Logged by: gab Email address: kors...@free.fr PostgreSQL version: 8.4.8 Operating system: FreeBSD Description: pg_restore -C -d <database> does not behave as expected when dump is done with pg_dump Details:
Create a database name 'test' and fill it : CREATE TABLE t ( t text ); ALTER TABLE public.t OWNER TO postgres; -- -- Data for Name: t; Type: TABLE DATA; Schema: public; Owner: postgres -- COPY t (t) FROM stdin; plop \. Then dump it : pg_dump -F c -f /tmp/plop test Drop it : psql -c 'drop database test;' Try to restore it using : pg_restore -C -d test /tmp/plop pg_restore: [archiver (db)] connection to database "test" failed: FATAL: database "test" does not exist But the doc says that -C use the parameter of -d to CREATE the database ... -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs