- If the
pg_dumpall command seems to take a long time and you think
+ If the
pg_dumpall command
+ seems to take a long time and you think
it might have died, then, from another terminal, type
$ ls -l db.out
Please note that if you are upgrading from a version prior to
-
Postgres95 v1.09 then you must back up your database, install
-
Postgres95 v1.09, restore your database, then back it up again.
- You should also read the release notes which should cover any release-specific issues.
+
Postgres95 v1.09 then you must back up your database,
+ install
+
Postgres95 v1.09, restore your database,
+ then back it up again.
+ You should also read the release notes which should cover any
+ release-specific issues.
You must make sure that your database is not updated in the middle of
your backup. If necessary, bring down postmaster, edit the permissions
- in file /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf to allow only you on, then
+ in file /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf
+ to allow only you on, then
bring
postmaster back up.
+
+If you used the option to configure, check
+the install log to see whether the Perl module was actually installed.
+If you've followed our advice to make the Postgres files be owned by
+an unprivileged userid, then the Perl module won't have been installed,
+for lack of write privileges on the Perl library directories. You can
+complete its installation, either now or later, by becoming the user that
+does own the Perl library (often root) (via su) and doing
+$ cd /usr/src/pgsql/src/interfaces/perl5
+$ gmake install
+
+
+
+
If it has not already been done, then prepare account postgres
Questions? Bugs? Feedback?
-First, read the files in directory /usr/src/pgsql/doc. The FAQ in
-this directory may be particularly useful.
+First, read the files in directory /usr/src/pgsql/doc/.
+The FAQ in this directory may be particularly useful.
-If
Postgres failed to compile on your computer
then fill out the form
-in file /usr/src/pgsql/doc/bug.template and mail it to the location
-indicated at the top of the form.
+If
Postgres failed to compile on your computer
+then fill out the form in file /usr/src/pgsql/doc/bug.template
+ and mail it to the location indicated at the top of the form.
-Mail questions to
-For more information on the various mailing lists, see
+Check on the web site at
http://www.postgresql.org
-and look for the mailing lists.
+For more information on the various support mailing lists.