I'm experiencing the exact same issue: PostgreSQL 9.1.6 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc (GCC) 4.4.6 20120305 (Red Hat 4.4.6-4), 32-bit CentOS release 6.3 (Final)
I might also turn full_page_writes off but I fear for data integrity in case of a crash ..... -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/BUG-7521-Cannot-disable-WAL-log-while-using-pg-dump-tp5722846p5728727.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - bugs mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs