[ADMIN] How to recover a postgres installation from files

2010-12-01 Thread Anibal Acosta
Hello. I have a not bootable Windows Server with Postgres 8.1; now I am trying to recover it but as I can't boot the windows; I can't start the postgres service and I can't do a "Backup" So; I only have the postgres directory on my hands. I decide to install the same database version in anothe

[ADMIN] Corrupt backup file after pg_dump (from windows)

2007-12-14 Thread Anibal Acosta
Hello guys; Days ago I backup my postgres database using the PGAdmin program for windows; my postgres version is 8.1. Now; when I try to restore the backup an error occur. ( BTW; I format my disk; so I can't backup gain :( ) After restore I check the postgres database and I found all table; fun