Re: [GENERAL] restore a dump db from tar file

2008-10-06 Thread Alain Roger
> > From the docs: > > > -C > --create > >Begin the output with a command to create the database itself and > reconnect to the created database. (With a script of this form, it > doesn't matter which database you connect to before running the script.) > >This option is only meaningful for

Re: [GENERAL] restore a dump db from tar file

2008-10-06 Thread Raymond O'Donnell
On 06/10/2008 16:12, Alain Roger wrote: > AFAIK, pg_dump -v -o -U username -ci -Ft -f tarname.tar dbname > backup the DB but without inserting code to create the BD itself... just What's -ci? Looking at the docs, there's are -c and -i options, but I don't see -ci. > how can i do that automatical

Re: [GENERAL] restore a dump db from tar file

2008-10-06 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 9:12 AM, Alain Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > AFAIK, pg_dump -v -o -U username -ci -Ft -f tarname.tar dbname > backup the DB but without inserting code to create the BD itself... just to > create its structure and populate it. > noting about create database dbname > gra

Re: [GENERAL] restore a dump db from tar file

2008-10-06 Thread Alain Roger
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Raymond O'Donnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 06/10/2008 14:03, Alain Roger wrote: > > this is basically what i use but it does not work. > > > > pg_restore -C -d sewe survey.tar -U postgres > > Just a guess, since I haven't used pg_restore - a quick look at

Re: [GENERAL] restore a dump db from tar file

2008-10-06 Thread Raymond O'Donnell
On 06/10/2008 14:03, Alain Roger wrote: > this is basically what i use but it does not work. > > pg_restore -C -d sewe survey.tar -U postgres Just a guess, since I haven't used pg_restore - a quick look at the docs suggests that the filename should come *last* on the command line, so try that

Re: [GENERAL] restore a dump db from tar file

2008-10-06 Thread Alain Roger
this is basically what i use but it does not work. > pg_restore -C -d sewe survey.tar -U postgres > but i get the following error message: pg_restore: [archiver (db)] connection to database "sewe" failed: FATAL: > passwo > rd authentication failed for user "raf_new" > where raf_new is my comput

Re: [GENERAL] restore a dump db from tar file

2008-10-06 Thread Raymond O'Donnell
On 06/10/2008 09:07, Alain Roger wrote: > i backup my database "sewe" using a standard process. > 1. it backups only database and not roles :-( roles are backuped separately. > 2. backup is a tar file > 3. backup command is : pg_dump -v -o -U myuser -ci -Ft -f sewe.tar sewe > > Question > how can

Re: [GENERAL] restore a dump db from tar file

2008-10-06 Thread Albe Laurenz
Alain Roger wrote: > i backup my database "sewe" using a standard process. > 1. it backups only database and not roles :-( roles are backuped separately. > 2. backup is a tar file > 3. backup command is : pg_dump -v -o -U myuser -ci -Ft -f sewe.tar sewe > > Question > how can i restore it now ? >

Re: [GENERAL] restore a dump db from tar file

2008-10-06 Thread Filip RembiaƂkowski
2008/10/6 Alain Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > i backup my database "sewe" using a standard process. > 1. it backups only database and not roles :-( roles are backuped separately. > 2. backup is a tar file > 3. backup command is : pg_dump -v -o -U myuser -ci -Ft -f sewe.tar sewe You know wha