On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 03:12:39PM +0700, ria ulfa wrote: > i use linux fedora 7 and database PostgreSQL 8. > i want to copy table in postgre to a file. > i used code : simps=# COPY log TO '/root/documents/log.sql'; > note= simps: name of database > but there is error: could not open file "/root/documents/log.sql" for > writing: Permission denied > what can i do for repair this error?? The user running the database (usually postgres) cannot write to root's home directory. Simply specify another location, e.g. /tmp/log.sql . The "COPY TO" command is executed by the server process on the server, so this process needs the permissions to write the file. HTH, Tino. PS: Please send your mail only once - I got it three times. -- "What we nourish flourishes." - "Was wir nähren erblüht." www.craniosacralzentrum.de www.forteego.de
