Thank you all so much. With what they've given me, I can continue in my job.
On Monday, January 26, 2026 at 03:02:45 PM GMT-5, Adrian Klaver <[email protected]> wrote: On 1/26/26 11:24, [email protected] wrote: > A full database backup is the requirement. A database restore is optional, > but that's negotiable; the backup is not. > All of this must be done without access to the server or the database itself, > solely through the application, and the user must have the necessary > permissions within the application. > > The postgresql-client option is probably the right one. FYI, in Postgres 17+ you have in the client program pg_basebackup the option to do incremental backups. In addition there are third party tools that offer more options for backups: https://pgbarman.org/ https://pgbackrest.org/ > I still have the restore history part to do, but the main thing is the backup. > > On Monday, January 26, 2026 at 01:42:55 PM GMT-5, Christophe Pettus ><[email protected]> wrote: >> On Jan 26, 2026, at 10:37, [email protected] wrote: >> >> I can't change my expectations. It's either you do it or I won't certify >> you, and you won't be able to use the application. >> That's how a certification body works, and there's nothing I can do about it. > > Can you articulate the specific requirement? I assume it's not "the database > can be backed up completely by issuing an SQL command." If we know what the > precise requirement is, we might be able to provide more specific guidance. > > -- Adrian Klaver [email protected]
