Lamar Owen wrote:
>
> On Friday 06 July 2001 18:51, Naomi Walker wrote:
> > If PostgreSQL is run on a system that has a file size limit (2 gig?), where
> > might cause us to hit the limit?
>
> Since PostgreSQL automatically segments its internal data files to get around
> such limits, the only place you will hit this limit will be when making
> backups using pg_dump or pg_dumpall. You may need to pipe the output of
Speaking of which.
Doing a dumpall for a backup is taking a long time, the a restore from
the dump files doesn't leave the database in its original state. Could
a command be added that locks all the files, quickly tars them up, then
releases the lock?
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