Re: PostgreSQL Database Transfer between machines(again)

>> Problem:
>> PostgreSQL "Service" is not runing on a Linux Box,
> Why not?
The file "/etc/mtab" has been corrupted, when start
postgresql the "Service" dies because of an "input/output"
error.

Therefore, "pg_dumpall' won't work.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Andreas Kretschmer" <akretschmer@spamfence.net>
To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL Database Transfer between machines(again)


Brian J. Erickson <ericksbr@infocon-inc.com> schrieb:

> I appologize for duplicate posting, but I am not sure
> if this is getting posted to the news group.
>
> Problem:
> PostgreSQL "Service" is not runing on a Linux Box,

Why not?


> but I have a database on the Linux Box, that I want
> to relocate to another machine, Windows or Linux.
>
> Question:
> What files do I need to transfer to get this to work?

Start the database, do a pg_dumpall, and build on the new machine the db
from this dump.


Andreas
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