"filip filipov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm using PostgreSQL 8.0.2. PG_DUMP can create the backup tar file. > "pg_dump: [tar archiver] could not write to tar member (wrote 2279, > attempted 7211)" > the command I use is: "pg_dump -Ft -Upostgres -b databasename > > /var/tmp/backup.tar"
Are you sure you have enough space in /var/tmp? Another possibility is that the backup.tar file needs to exceed 4Gb but your copy of pg_dump was compiled without large-file support. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly