In article <24916.62.244.190.66.1182786241.squirrel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Nicholas Barr <nicky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: % Only copy the data directory if both servers are offline and not running % and if both servers use the same version of postgres. This method is not % recommended AFAIK. It _is_ recommended for setting up a warm-standby server (it's the only way). I copy database clusters around all the time. If the database is shut down, there's no harm in it and it's usually faster and always simpler than dump/restore. Copying a snapshot of a running system only has a teenly little bit of harm in it and you don't even have to shut down the db. -- Patrick TJ McPhee North York Canada ptjm@xxxxxxxxxxxx
