The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 5384 Logged by: Jon Nelson Email address: jnel...@jamponi.net PostgreSQL version: 8.4.2 Operating system: openSUSE 11.2 Description: pg_dump hard-codes use of /tmp Details:
I was trying to dump a database (with --format=tar). I noticed I kept running out of space, but that should not have been - I was dumping to a filesystem with plenty of space. strace to the rescue! strace shows me that pg_dump is using /tmp - hardcoded because my TMPDIR environment variable does *not* point to /tmp. So, there are two issues: 1. why is pg_dump using a temporary directory (other than the $CWD) anyway? 2. More importantly, why is pg_dump ignoring TMPDIR ? -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs
