I think the docs are kind of confusing.
1) You should install pgagent in the database which is marked as the maintenance db. This is usually the database called postgres.
2) Then set the service to use that db.
3) Next in PgAdmin III make sure under File->Options->Display you have pgAgent jobs checked to display.
4) Once you refresh your PgAdmin III or exit and come back in - you should see a section called Jobs ().. Note this does not appear inside any specific database - it usually appears after Databases and Tablespaces.
Hope that helps,
Regina
Hi,
I am using *.bat file for database backup on client/workstation. I run bat file from the same client machine manually. Contents of file are:
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cd C:\"Program Files"\"pgAdmin III"\1.8\
pg_dump -h host -U postgres -f "D:\dbackup\%date%.sql" dbasename
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Now, I want to automate process with pgAgent if possible. I have installed pgAgent from pgAdminIII running sql script as it is stated on
http://www.pgadmin.org/docs/1.4/pgagent-install.html.
From command line, service is created: C:\"Program Files"\"pgAdmin III">pgAgent INSTALL pgAgent hostaddr= hos.tad.dre.ss dbname=dbasename user=postgres
Service is running.
Now, following online installation there should be jobs when I connect to database in which pgAgent is installed, but there are none. PgAgent is just in catalogs, no changes in schemas tree.
I did something wrong, or I should create jobs manually?
Regards
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