How can I backup a database (for restoration) when it is missing all of the pg_* tables? I've been bitten by the "SELinux silently ruins initdb" bug as reported by Tom Lane: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=149237 and another user: http://www.mail-archive.com/pgsql-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg11191.html Unfortunately, I didn't notice the problem until after the database had new data added to it. I need to backup the database and recreate it with initdb, but pg_dump doesn't work: relation "pg_user" does not exist I tried "--data-only --no-owner --no-privileges" to no avail. I can still do '\d <table>' and 'COPY <table> to ...', which is enough to get the information needed for a minimal dump, so it's theoretically possible. If there isn't a way to do this already, I'm going to build the schema from a backup, and then write a script that will COPY each table, then COPY them back after the initdb. Thanks, -- Daniel Browning <db@xxxxxxxxx> - Kavod Technologies. Random Fortune: Consider well the proportions of things. It is better to be a young June-bug than an old bird of paradise. -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"
