Re: [ADMIN] old database dump.

2005-11-30 Thread Jeff Frost
Use the .pgpass file. On Thu, 1 Dec 2005, Theo Galanakis wrote: database.bak prompts me for a password. How can I run the psql command without being prompted for a password. The password prompt and < command -- Jeff Frost, Owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Frost Consulting, LLC http://www.fro

[ADMIN] old database dump.

2005-11-30 Thread Theo Galanakis
Hi, I have an old postgres database backed up using the psql > database.bak command, as apposed to pg_dump. The database was on a linux machine. I'm now trying to restore this db on a windows machine using pg8.0. However pg_restore cannot recognize the file and psql < database.bak

Re: [ADMIN] upgrade database to 8.1 - 2GB file limit (pg_dump)

2005-11-30 Thread Tomeh, Husam
Many thanks, Peter and Bricklen. That worked well. --- Husam Tomeh -Original Message- From: Peter Eisentraut [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 6:46 AM To: Tomeh, Husam Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [ADMIN] upgrade database to 8.1 - 2GB file

Re: [ADMIN] Confused about FSM numbers

2005-11-30 Thread Tom Lane
Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have never figured out what the FSM numbers printed by VACUUM VERBOSE > really > meant. I have for example, > INFO: free space map: 101 relations, 150 pages stored; 1664 total pages > needed > What exactly does that last number mean? I have 200

[ADMIN] Confused about FSM numbers

2005-11-30 Thread Peter Eisentraut
I have never figured out what the FSM numbers printed by VACUUM VERBOSE really meant. I have for example, INFO: free space map: 101 relations, 150 pages stored; 1664 total pages needed What exactly does that last number mean? I have 2 pages configured for the FSM, so if it needs 1664, w

Re: [ADMIN] upgrade database to 8.1 - 2GB file limit (pg_dump)

2005-11-30 Thread Bricklen Anderson
Tomeh, Husam wrote: I'm upgrading from 8.0 to 8.1 on RedHat 2.6 kernel. I'm hitting the file max limit of 2 GB file when I pg_dump my database (even if I compress the dump file as it gets generated using a pipe). pg_dump is the recommendation stated in the INSTALL doc to upgrade; what would be

Re: [ADMIN] upgrade database to 8.1 - 2GB file limit (pg_dump)

2005-11-30 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Am Mittwoch, 30. November 2005 15:17 schrieb Tomeh, Husam: > I'm upgrading from 8.0 to 8.1 on RedHat 2.6 kernel. I'm hitting the file > max limit of 2 GB file when I pg_dump my database (even if I compress > the dump file as it gets generated using a pipe). pg_dump is the > recommendation stated in

[ADMIN] upgrade database to 8.1 - 2GB file limit (pg_dump)

2005-11-30 Thread Tomeh, Husam
I'm upgrading from 8.0 to 8.1 on RedHat 2.6 kernel. I'm hitting the file max limit of 2 GB file when I pg_dump my database (even if I compress the dump file as it gets generated using a pipe). pg_dump is the recommendation stated in the INSTALL doc to upgrade; what would be the next recommendatio