> On Jun 5, 2020, at 11:20, Laura Smith <n5d9xq3ti233xiyif2vp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > sudo -u postgres pg_restore -v -C -d foobar 4_foobar_pgdump_Fc You need to connect to a database that already exists (such as "postgres"); it then creates the database you are restoring and switches to it. The relevant manual line is: "When (-C / --create) is used, the database named with -d is used only to issue the initial DROP DATABASE and CREATE DATABASE commands. All data is restored into the database name that appears in the archive." -- -- Christophe Pettus xof@xxxxxxxxxxxx
