> We've been getting errors similar to the following (the specific large > object that is "missing" is different every time) during our nightly > pg_dump: > > pg_dump: dumpBlobs(): could not open large object: ERROR: > inv_open: large > object 48217896 not found > After doing a bunch of testing and experimenting, we're pretty sure that the problem we were having is due to the large objects being deleted while the pg_dump was running. The entire pg_dump process takes about 2 hours, with about 1 1/2 hours of that spent on blobs. My question is this: How are other PostgreSQL users with constant large object insertions/deletions handling their backup process? (And is this something that I missed in documentation somewhere?) Is this a problem that is handled differently in PostgreSQL 8? Thanks, -ron ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)