Greetings, I get the following error when I try to dump a database on a production server: [jberry@dms dms]$ pg_dump -U dms_user -s dms > dms_s.sql pg_dump: SQL command failed pg_dump: Error message from server: ERROR: could not open relation with OID 27224 pg_dump: The command was: SELECT pg_catalog.pg_get_viewdef('27289'::pg_catalog.oid) as viewdef It is a RHEL 5 x86_64 server, running 8.3.7/8 Since the previous backup, we upgraded (via yum) the server from 8.3.7 to 8.3.8 without a restart. With this error, I'm concerned about stopping and starting postgresql to see if the error goes away: I don't want us to be left with a dead database and no backup with the latest data. So, is this expected behavior when you fail to restart after a minor version upgrade, or is this a sign of hardware failure and we should try dumping relations one at a time? Regards, -Joshua Berry -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general