Re: [ADMIN] wal logging

2005-06-17 Thread thomas . revell
Database recovery from write ahead logs is only supported in PostgreSQL 8.0.0 and later. --- hi I have to setup some backup policies for our postgres server. I had a few queries regarding corruption of database. what are the ste

[ADMIN] Determining current WAL

2005-02-17 Thread thomas . revell
y original assumption, or whether the current WAL is in fact the most recently modified. Apologies if I'm missing something really obvious, but I've searched the mail archives and the web and haven't been able to find anything relevant. Regards Thomas Revell :.

Re: [ADMIN] Determining current WAL

2005-02-17 Thread thomas . revell
OK, thanks. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I'm currently looking at using WAL / PITR backups for a database, and I > need to keep the backups as up to date as possible. As such, keeping a > copy of the current WAL file, as suggested in the manual, would seem to be > a very good idea. I'm

Re: [ADMIN] Running multiple postmaster instances in the same machine

2005-03-02 Thread thomas . revell
ast)--- >TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command >(send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Hopefully this helps you. Regards Thomas Revell :.___ CONFIDENTIALITY : This e-mail and any atta

Re: [ADMIN] How about putting distinct DB-schemas in extra DMBS

2005-03-03 Thread thomas . revell
Hi, we are fascinated about the point in time recovery feature. In order to have that feature for each database(schema) extra and to make them disturb each other even less, we would like to run several postmasters. So for each DB-schema (3) there should be an extra DBMS running (in an own PGDATA

Re: [ADMIN] How to enable automatic md5 password prompting when

2005-03-11 Thread thomas . revell
See the psql documentation: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/interactive/app-psql.html -W --password Cause psql to prompt for a password before connecting to a database. This will remain set for the entire session, even if you change the database connection with the meta-command \connect. I

Re: [ADMIN] Probllem with initdb on Windows XP

2005-03-23 Thread thomas . revell
Well, my French isn't as good as I'd like :) but it looks as though you're trying to set up the database as an administrator. As this creates various security risks, it's not allowed. You probably created a user account during PostgreSQL installation. If you run initdb as that user, you should