Re: [GENERAL] Client Authentication

2008-04-18 Thread Stefan Sturm
Hello, > try adding a subnet mask > host all username 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 md5 > or a cidr mask > host all username 0.0.0.0/0 md5 > > that's it. I don't know, why I only wrote 0.0.0.0... Thats cleary my fault. Thanks for all your help. Greetings, Urkman

Re: [GENERAL] How to recovery data from folder data installation?

2008-04-18 Thread Magnus Hagander
Bruce Momjian wrote: > Ron Mayer wrote: > > Magnus Hagander wrote: > > > Craig Ringer wrote: > > >> with a version of PostgreSQL with the same minor version as the > > >> one you were using on the server, eg if you were using 8.1.4 you > > >> should get the latest PostgreSQL in the 8.1 series (NOT

[GENERAL] good experience with performance in 8.2 for multi column indexes

2008-04-18 Thread Michael Enke
Hi lists, I want to let you take part in my experience of performance boost for delete operations where more than one column is part of a primary key. For my setup, in 8.1 a delete query which deletes 20 entries depending on rows in another table runs about 7h, in 8.2 (and later) it runs 9s

Re: [GENERAL] Which Python library - psycopg2 or pygresql?

2008-04-18 Thread Paul Boddie
On 15 Apr, 17:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Erik Jones) wrote: > On Apr 15, 2008, at 10:27 AM, Dawid Kuroczko wrote: > > > By the looks of descriptions I am slightly inclined towards > > psycopg2, but I would feel better if I talked with people > > who actually used these libraries. > > Most definitely ps

[GENERAL] How to retore a pg_dumpall dump?

2008-04-18 Thread wasenbr
Hello, how can I restore a pg_dumpall dump? Cleiton -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general

[GENERAL] How do I measure user disk usage on Postgresql table?

2008-04-18 Thread Dave
Lets say I have a Postgresql table where I store uploaded data for all users, identified by user_id column. Is it possible to run a query to measure the storage a user is consuming? Ideally this would be a SELECT query with WHERE clause on user_id and will only return size of the data field(s),

Re: [GENERAL] util/int8.h: missing int8_text() function

2008-04-18 Thread Michael Enke
Alvaro Herrera wrote: Michael Enke wrote: Hi all, I migrate from 8.1 to 8.3. In 8.2.7 and previous there are functions int4_text() and int8_text(), in 8.3.0 they are missing (not documented that they are removed in the release notes). What I'm supposed to use instead of int8_text() now? (I use

Re: [GENERAL] Which Python library - psycopg2 or pygresql?

2008-04-18 Thread Karsten Hilbert
On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 04:06:57AM -0700, Paul Boddie wrote: > One caveat: psycopg2 doesn't (or didn't) use cursors in a transparent > fashion like pyPgSQL does. If you're traversing potentially large data > sets, this will mean that psycopg2 will download all the result data > into the client pro

Re: [GENERAL] good experience with performance in 8.2 for multi column indexes

2008-04-18 Thread Thomas Markus
Hi, your query cant perform well on 8.1 better use a query like delete from pluext1 using pluext2 where pluext1.plunmbr = pluext2.plunmbr and pluext1.pluexttype = pluext2.pluexttype it should perform much faster. be sure to use indizes regards thomas Michael Enke schrieb: Hi lists, I want

Re: [GENERAL] How to retore a pg_dumpall dump?

2008-04-18 Thread Terry Lee Tucker
On Wednesday 16 April 2008 13:38, wasenbr wrote: > Hello, > > how can I restore a pg_dumpall dump? > > Cleiton http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/backup.html -- Terry Lee Tucker Turbo's IT Manager Turbo, division of Ozburn-Hessey Logistics 2251 Jesse Jewell Pkwy NE Gainesville,

Re: [GENERAL] How do I measure user disk usage on Postgresql table?

2008-04-18 Thread Richard Huxton
Dave wrote: Lets say I have a Postgresql table where I store uploaded data for all users, identified by user_id column. Is it possible to run a query to measure the storage a user is consuming? Not really. You could get the size of the whole table with pg_relation_size() and then estimate a us

Re: [GENERAL] good experience with performance in 8.2 for multi column indexes

2008-04-18 Thread Tom Lane
Michael Enke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > For my setup, in 8.1 a delete query which deletes 20 entries depending on > rows in another table > runs about 7h, in 8.2 (and later) it runs 9s! If those rowcount estimates are even close to accurate, there's no reason for the hash plan to be so muc

[GENERAL] How to tell if 64 bit vs 32 bit engine?

2008-04-18 Thread Keaton Adams
I did search the archives for this But didn't see a posting that directly answered the question. How do I tell if the 32 bit version of PostgreSQL is running on a 64 bit machine, or if the 64 bit version was installed? Is there a pg_ table that I can query or a config file I can look in to

Re: [GENERAL] How to tell if 64 bit vs 32 bit engine?

2008-04-18 Thread Zoltan Boszormenyi
Keaton Adams írta: I did search the archives for this But didn’t see a posting that directly answered the question. How do I tell if the 32 bit version of PostgreSQL is running on a 64 bit machine, or if the 64 bit version was installed? Is there a pg_ table that I can query or a config f

Re: [GENERAL] In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

2008-04-18 Thread Chris Browne
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Joshua D. Drake") writes: > On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:19:23 -0500 > Josh Trutwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Is your presentation available online at all? > > Blogging the bad boy up right now Will be available soon. The presentation seems pretty good... ... But what is

Re: [GENERAL] How to tell if 64 bit vs 32 bit engine?

2008-04-18 Thread BRUSSER Michael
There is probably a better way of doing this, but if nothing else try this: PostgreSQL executables on Unix: % file postmaster psql postmaster: ELF 32-bit MSB executable SPARC Version 1, dynamically linked, not stripped psql:ELF 32-bit MSB executable SPARC Version 1, dynamically l

Re: [GENERAL] How to tell if 64 bit vs 32 bit engine?

2008-04-18 Thread Tom Lane
Zoltan Boszormenyi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Keaton Adams írta: >> How do I tell if the 32 bit version of PostgreSQL is running on a 64 >> bit machine, or if the 64 bit version was installed? > select version(); > It will tell you the compiler version and arch as well. You can deduce > from

Re: [GENERAL] In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

2008-04-18 Thread Alan Hodgson
On Friday 18 April 2008, Chris Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I note in the blog that the "in place upgrade" issue came up. > (Interesting to observe that it *also* came up pretty prominently in > the intro session at PG East... This is obviously a matter of Not > Inconsiderable Interest...)

Re: [GENERAL] In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

2008-04-18 Thread Geoffrey
Alan Hodgson wrote: On Friday 18 April 2008, Chris Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I note in the blog that the "in place upgrade" issue came up. (Interesting to observe that it *also* came up pretty prominently in the intro session at PG East... This is obviously a matter of Not Inconsiderabl

Re: [GENERAL] In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

2008-04-18 Thread Joshua D. Drake
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:54:52 -0400 Geoffrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What about the: > > 8.1 -> slony -> 8.3 > switch users to 8.3 databases > > solution. Is it? What is your transactional velocity? How long will the initial sync transaction have to run? You know vacuum isn't working while

[GENERAL] Upgrade 8.3

2008-04-18 Thread E.J. Moloney
I am running the following query update tempportfwdconnectiona set srcid=interface.objectid from interface where tempportfwdconnectiona.hostid=interface.host and tempportfwdconnectiona.spantreeport=interface.stpport For application reasons the spantreeport in one table is a text field and an

Re: [GENERAL] Upgrade 8.3

2008-04-18 Thread Craig Ringer
E.J. Moloney wrote: I am running the following query update tempportfwdconnectiona set srcid=interface.objectid from interface where tempportfwdconnectiona.hostid=interface.host and tempportfwdconnectiona.spantreeport=interface.stpport For application reasons the spantreeport in one table is

Re: [GENERAL] In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

2008-04-18 Thread Geoffrey
Joshua D. Drake wrote: On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:54:52 -0400 Geoffrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What about the: 8.1 -> slony -> 8.3 switch users to 8.3 databases solution. Is it? What is your transactional velocity? How long will the initial sync transaction have to run? You know vacuum isn't

Re: [GENERAL] Upgrade 8.3

2008-04-18 Thread Rodrigo Gonzalez
E.J. Moloney escribió: I am running the following query update tempportfwdconnectiona set srcid=interface.objectid from interface where tempportfwdconnectiona.hostid=interface.host and tempportfwdconnectiona.spantreeport=interface.stpport For application reasons the spantreeport in one table

Re: [GENERAL] In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

2008-04-18 Thread Joshua D. Drake
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:30:18 -0400 Geoffrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know that slony is the answer. It was more of a question > then an answer. We are hoping to use that solution to migrate from > 7.4.19 to 8.3.1. The primary reason is to reduce downtime. Well :) That is why I aske

Re: [GENERAL] In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

2008-04-18 Thread Geoffrey
Joshua D. Drake wrote: On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:30:18 -0400 Geoffrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I don't know that slony is the answer. It was more of a question then an answer. We are hoping to use that solution to migrate from 7.4.19 to 8.3.1. The primary reason is to reduce downtime. Well

Re: [GENERAL] In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

2008-04-18 Thread Alan Hodgson
On Friday 18 April 2008, Geoffrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What about the: > > 8.1 -> slony -> 8.3 > switch users to 8.3 databases > > solution. 15+ million row inserts/updates a day across 1000+ tables. Oh, and an extensive existing Slony structure for some portions of the database. I could

Re: [GENERAL] In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

2008-04-18 Thread Alvaro Herrera
Geoffrey wrote: > Joshua D. Drake wrote: >> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:30:18 -0400 >> Geoffrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> I don't know that slony is the answer. It was more of a question >>> then an answer. We are hoping to use that solution to migrate from >>> 7.4.19 to 8.3.1. The primary re

[GENERAL] No server after starting

2008-04-18 Thread Bayless Kirtley
First, I am new to Postgres. I am hoping to migrate an existing Java application from a couple of tried but unreliable open source Java databases. I have a fair amount of experience with Oracle, Informix and DB2 but it has been a few years. No on to my problem. I finally got PostgreSQL installe

Re: [GENERAL] In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

2008-04-18 Thread Joshua D. Drake
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:59:34 -0400 Alvaro Herrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I find it pretty unlikely that Slony would be unable to help you > upgrade here. Obviously you can upgrade one database at a time. > > Also, mostly it's not the database size what's a concern, but rather > the size of

Re: [GENERAL] In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

2008-04-18 Thread Geoffrey
Alvaro Herrera wrote: Geoffrey wrote: Joshua D. Drake wrote: On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:30:18 -0400 Geoffrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I don't know that slony is the answer. It was more of a question then an answer. We are hoping to use that solution to migrate from 7.4.19 to 8.3.1. The prima

Re: [GENERAL] In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

2008-04-18 Thread Geoffrey
Joshua D. Drake wrote: On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:59:34 -0400 Alvaro Herrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I find it pretty unlikely that Slony would be unable to help you upgrade here. Obviously you can upgrade one database at a time. Also, mostly it's not the database size what's a concern, but ra

Re: [GENERAL] In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

2008-04-18 Thread Alvaro Herrera
Joshua D. Drake wrote: > On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:59:34 -0400 > Alvaro Herrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I find it pretty unlikely that Slony would be unable to help you > > upgrade here. Obviously you can upgrade one database at a time. > > > > Also, mostly it's not the database size what'

Re: [GENERAL] In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

2008-04-18 Thread Alvaro Herrera
Geoffrey wrote: > I'm really not altogether sure what you mean by transaction velocity. > I'm pretty sure the electrons are traveling pretty close to the speed of > light. ;) Actually, electrons themselves flow rather slowly -- millimeters per second according to Wikipedia. The signal propag

Re: [GENERAL] In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

2008-04-18 Thread Geoffrey
Alvaro Herrera wrote: Geoffrey wrote: I'm really not altogether sure what you mean by transaction velocity. I'm pretty sure the electrons are traveling pretty close to the speed of light. ;) Actually, electrons themselves flow rather slowly -- millimeters per second according to Wikipedia.

Re: [GENERAL] In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

2008-04-18 Thread Erik Jones
On Apr 18, 2008, at 2:04 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:59:34 -0400 Alvaro Herrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I find it pretty unlikely that Slony would be unable to help you upgrade here. Obviously you can upgrade one database at a time. Also, mostly it's not the database

[GENERAL] Slony-I for upgrades - was Re: In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

2008-04-18 Thread Chris Browne
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alvaro Herrera) writes: > Geoffrey wrote: >> Joshua D. Drake wrote: >>> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:30:18 -0400 >>> Geoffrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I don't know that slony is the answer. It was more of a question then an answer. We are hoping to use that solution t

Re: [GENERAL] util/int8.h: missing int8_text() function

2008-04-18 Thread Martijn van Oosterhout
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 03:41:31PM +0200, Michael Enke wrote: > >IIRC the casts now use the type's output function. I'm guessing you > >should be able to do the same with your type. > > I thougth there is same functionality with changed name. > But probably not public available anymore. > Now I d

Re: [GENERAL] Problem. createdb: could not connect to database postgres: could not connect to server: No such file or directory

2008-04-18 Thread Jaisen N.D.
Hi., Sorry for my late reply, I wasn't on desk for last few days. My goal is to set up a spatial database, with postgresql 8.1. I removed the postgresql installation using apt-get --purge remove. and removed the var/lib/postgresql/data directory. And then reinstalled it again. The result I got is h