I dumped the db with: pg_dump -C -f dbname.dump $ uname -a Linux myhost.mydomain.net 2.6.22.14-72.fc6 #1 SMP Wed Nov 21 14:10:25 EST 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Postgresql 8.2.7 And restored in another machine: $ uname -a Linux dkt 2.6.24.4-64.fc8 #1 SMP Sat Mar 29 09:54:46 EDT 2008 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux psql -e -a -f dbname.dump Then this error message: -- -- PostgreSQL database dump complete -- psql:dbname.dump:58464: ERROR: syntax error at or near "rustyzs" LINE 1: rustyzs Rafael Rodrigues 25260 rafaelcosta_arq@xxxxxxxxxxx 2... This is where the error is: zezetecoteco Jose Eduardo de Arruda 3972 je.arruda@xxxxxxxxxxx 21622370678 51 200.147.105.26 2007-05-13 18:21:32.52224 2+00 ;\\007\\337\\302\\330\\343Q\\000\\221\\343\\030n\\344\\312\\016\\205\\025y\\214\\377 2990 t f 0 rustyzs Rafael Rodrigues 25260 rafaelcosta_arq@xxxxxxxxxxx 22819672809 622 201.1.6.164 2007-06-25 17:43:19.066936+00 5\\032\\306\\313\\374\\2664\\004\\222c\\377.W\\216Y\\245\\337\\006+\\222 9668 t f 0 domingues joão batista domingues 17503 domingues_domingues@xxxxxxxxxxx 00861372808 709 201.13.142.146 2007-07-01 18:09:17.644706+00 ,,\\252yS\\337\\211\\273\\034TJV9/\\303\\330[/o\\251 9094 t f 0 I can't see what the error is. The source database is working correctly and selecting the offending row raises no problem. I tried dumping and downloading again but same error. Regards, Clodoaldo