[ On , June 14, 2002 at 09:23:33 (-0500), Kirk Strauser wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: Backing up PostgreSQL?
>
>
> At 2002-06-14T07:41:53Z, Ragnar Kj�rstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > Hmm, is the pg_dump consistent?
>
> From man 1 pg_dump:
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> pg_dump makes consistent backups even if the database is
> being used concurrently. pg_dump does not block other
> users accessing the database (readers or writers).
I believe a caveat is necessary -- the reliability of this feature
depends on which version of PostgreSQL you're using....
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