Stephen Rees <srees@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I cannot use pg_dump to generate a backup of a database on a hot- > standby server, because it is, by definition, read-only. That seems like a non sequitur -- I didn't think pg_dump wrote anything to the source database. Have you actually tried? If so, please show your commands and the error. -Kevin -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin