> >
> > SELECT oid from pg_database where datname =
> > 'template1'
> >
>
> it turns out there was multiple template1's in the pg_database table:
>
> template1=> select * from pg_database;l
> datname |datdba|encoding|datpath
> ---------+------+--------+---------
> template1| 100| 0|template1
> template1| 100| 0|template1
> darwin | 100| 0|darwin
> template1| 100| 0|template1
> (4 rows)
>
>
> pg_dump works fine now (I deleted two of the three template1's)
I have no idea how this happens, but when it does, things are bad.
I have improved the error message in pg_dump, saying:
pg_dump: couldn't find the template1 database.
Check the table pg_database for a problem.
There should be exactly one 'template1' entry.
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