Hello, sorry for the late response. > On 15 Mar 2016, at 18:59, rob stone <floriparob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I'm running Debian 4.3.5-1 (2016-02-06) x86_64 GNU/Linux. > > Backups are done via a shell script using double hyphen syntax, as in > e.g.:- > > pg_dump --port=5433 --dbname=mydatabase_1_0_0 --username=mmppostgres > --file=/my_backup_path/mydatabase_1_0_0.dump > > We do it twice. First with --data_only and the second time with > --format=custom > > Hasn't failed yet. Don't know if this helps at all but worth a try. Thank you for your answer. But sorry, no, this does not change anything. Same server crash when executed in a cron job. It runs perfectly when executed manually from the shell. Best regards Matthias Schmitt magic moving pixel s.a. 23, Avenue Grande-Duchesse Charlotte L-3441 Dudelange Luxembourg Phone: +352 54 75 75 http://www.mmp.lu -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
