On 12 March 2015 at 12:31, Thomas Kellerer <spam_ea...@gmx.net> wrote:
> 8.4 cannot run queries on the standby, you need to upgrade to a > supported/maintained version for this > (this feature was introduced in 9.0) > > In 9.x you can start the slave as a "hot standby" to allow read only queries > which is what pg_dump needs. > > You should really upgrade to a current version 9.4 or 9.3 Thought you were going to say that:-( Well, I guess we have to do it some time, and now there is a reason for it to happen sooner rather than later... But even if (OK, "though") I'm doing that, Steven's suggestion of making the dump to a ram file system, then filing it as a separate step, looks simple enough to be worth trying as a stop-gap... Robert. -- Robert Inder, Interactive Information Ltd, 3, Lauriston Gardens, Edinburgh EH3 9HH Registered in Scotland, Company no. SC 150689 Interactions speak louder than words -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general