Hi,
I am trying to rename my database; I used the following command,
Alter database postgres rename to post_dev;
but I get a error saying that the "current database may not be renamed"
I look at the documentation, and it says that I need to connect to a
different database in order d
Hi :
I am working on the procedure to restore a database from dump file ( pg_dump
). I am
thinking to create a new database, then restore the dump file, drop the old
database
and rename the old database to new database.
Do postgres has command to rename the database?
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Ok I think I got it. I just went ahead and updated the pg_database table and it
works..
Nuwan Liyanage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi,
I am trying to rename my database; I used the following command,
Alter database postgres rename to post_dev;
but I get a error saying that the "cu
Nuwan Liyanage wrote:
Ok I think I got it. I just went ahead and updated the pg_database table
and it works..
A better way is to connect to another database (template1 for exemple,
but you would better use another one) and fire your statement there.
Updating system table can be dangerous.
what's the right way to rename a database then?
On Feb 6, 2008 5:33 PM, Guillaume Lelarge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Nuwan Liyanage wrote:
> > Ok I think I got it. I just went ahead and updated the pg_database table
> > and it works..
> >
>
> A better way is to connect to another database (te
o C
4. Reconnect to C
Without step 2, step 3 would always spew the error about unable to rename
the 'current database'.
*Robins*
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From: Mag Gam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Feb 7, 2008 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] rename database
To: Guillaume Lelarge &
