Re: Backup question

[david <..hidden..>]

On Fri, 2006-12-08 at 03:25 -0600, Charley Tiggs wrote:
> david wrote:
> > On Thu, 2006-12-07 at 17:04 -0800, Chris Travers wrote:
> >> It does a pg_dump and compresses it.
> >>
> > 
> > Is there a significant difference between pg_dump and pg_dumpall?
> 
> Yes, there is.  Pg_dumpall will dump all databases in your installation. 
>   If you have multiple databases installed then all of them will be 
> dumped along with all of your custom functions, views, etc.
> 
> pg_dump simply dumps a specific db with all of it's attendant 
> customizations.
> 
<quote>
pg_dumpall also dumps global objects that are common to all databases.
(pg_dump does not save these objects.) This currently includes
information about database users and groups, and access permissions that
apply to databases as a whole.
</quote>

This would seem to imply that pg_dumpall is a better idea, but I'm
disturbingly ignorant of postgres. Am I right? For the record, I'm only
using postgres for SL at the moment.


Thanks, 
David.








> pg_dump:
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/app-pgdump.html
> 
> pg_dumpall: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/app-pg-dumpall.html
> 
> Hope that helps...
> 
> Charley
> 
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