"Prakash Suryavanshi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > system flashes error as follows
> bash-2.05b$ pg_dump chrome2105 > 2nov1505 > pg_dump: ERROR: _mdfd_getrelnfd: cannot open relation ed_accounttype: > Permission denied You've apparently started the postmaster as the wrong user, or else someone's changed the ownership/permissions of the database files underneath you. Every file within the $PGDATA directory tree ought to be owned by the user that the postmaster runs as, and readable/writable only by that user (mode -rw-------, or -rwx------ for directories). Note that pg 7.2 is horribly ancient --- you should update to something newer and still-supported as soon as you get that dump made. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster