On Friday 10 July 2009, Vanessa Lopez <v.lopez@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > What do you mean by we can't simply take a filesystem copy of a > running database? :-O ... How should we then do the backups (so next > time I will not have the same problem again) ? There is extensive documentation on how to do backups. For filesystem backups, see PITR. You might also want to examine all your backup strategies - most running applications are not happy about being backed up without taking special steps to ensure data consistency. -- Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world, is either a madman or an economist. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
