[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I've run into a problem while migrating an existing 8.2.7 data base to a
> new server running 8.3.3 (although I think the version numbers may not
> matter -- I think I've seen this problem in the past and just lived with
> it since so much of Postgresql is so great!).
> 
> The problem stems from the fact that for certain roles, I have defined
> default search paths, and because the output of pg_dumpall includes role
> definitions first, then data base definitions, then schema definitions.
> 
> Thus, when piping the output (from legacy host 192.168.2.2) to populate
> the newly initialized cluster, by way of running (on the new host
> 192.168.2.3)
> 
> 
>       pg_dumpall -h 192.168.2.2|psql
> 
> 
> an error occurs in that first section when the script attempts to set a
> role-specific search path ... because the schema named in the search
> path hasn't been created yet.
> 
> Not sure if there is some different way I should be using these tools to
> accomplish this, or if there is a work-around, or if this feature needs
> improvement.

I tested this on 8.3.3:

        test=> CREATE USER test;
        CREATE ROLE
        test=> ALTER USER test SET search_path = 'asdf';
        NOTICE:  schema "asdf" does not exist
        ALTER ROLE
        test=> SELECT * FROM pg_user;
         usename  | usesysid | usecreatedb | usesuper | usecatupd |  passwd  |
        valuntil |     useconfig
        
----------+----------+-------------+----------+-----------+----------+----------+--------------------
        
         postgres |       10 | t           | t        | t         | ******** |  
               |
         test     |    16385 | f           | f        | f         | ******** |  
               | {search_path=asdf}
        (2 rows)

The ALTER SET command is performed;  it only generates a NOTICE.  Is
that the problem?

(FYI, you emailed the Postgres general _owner_; that is not the right
address for posting questions.)

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