On Wednesday 18 June 2008, Craig Ringer <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Every file from /var/lib/pgsql/ before I started this is on the > > weekly backup tape from last Friday night. If need be I can restore > > from that and start over. > > Well, no worries then. I'm sure you can understand that for many people > - way TOO many people - that is not the case, so it's well worth > stressing the point. If the database was in use when _that_ backup was taken, it may also not be usable. You can't just backup a live database from the filesystem level and expect it to work ... -- Alan
