Re: Automating Postgres Backup

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Ответ на Re: Automating Postgres Backup  ("Obe, Regina" <robe.dnd@cityofboston.gov>)
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Thanks very much for your help.

 

I did have my pgpass.conf file in the wrong location.  I had pgAdminIII create the password file and it put it in the correct directory.  Now, when I manually execute my batch file (via a mouse click), the backup files are created successfully and I do not get prompted to enter a password.

 

Despite this success, however, my pgAgent job does not execute.  The scheduling agent service starts and is running.  The service is using an administrator account, so I don’t think it’s a permissions / access problem.

 

Any other suggestions?

 

Regards,

 

gcj


From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Obe, Regina
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 10:54 PM
To: gcj; pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Automating Postgres Backup

 

I take it from your path setting that you are running under Vista?  I've never tried PostgreSQL Agent under Vista though I run PgAdmin III fine from there and psql from there.

It sounds like your pgpass.conf is not working since you are still prompted for a password when you run your batch script.

Did you place your pgpass.conf file there or was it there to begin with?

On my Vista - my pgpass.conf got autogenerated by PgAdminIII and is located in

C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\postgresql\pgpass.conf

So if you manually placed it, I wonder if its just in the wrong location.

Hope that helps,
Regina


-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org on behalf of gcj
Sent: Tue 11/11/2008 10:18 PM
To: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Automating Postgres Backup

Thank you very much for your suggestion.  I read the information in the link
you sent.



I installed pgAgent, got the Windows PostgreSQL Scheduling Agent service
running using an administrator account, created a pgpass.conf file with my
server's settings and password, and created a script file to run pg_dump.



Unfortunately, my pgAgent job shows "Last Result" as running, but never
creates the backup file.  I can run the script file manually by
double-clicking it - it prompts me for a password and after I enter it, I
get my pg_dump export file.



I'm not sure what I'm missing - my pgpass.conf file is in
c:\users\adminuser\AppData\postgresql\ and the scheduling agent service is
running.



Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot pgAgent?



Regards,



gcj







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From: Obe, Regina [mailto:robe.dnd@cityofboston.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 8:27 AM
To: gcj
Subject: RE: [NOVICE] Automating Postgres Backup



I use pgAgent packaged with PostgreSQL to schedule pg_dump backups.  Pg_dump
doesn't require the db to be offline.


Here is a quick primer on how to do it
http://www.postgresonline.com/journal/index.php?/archives/19-Setting-up-PgAg
ent-and-Doing-Scheduled-Backups.html

Hope that helps,
Regina

-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org on behalf of gcj
Sent: Tue 11/11/2008 10:23 AM
To: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
Subject: [NOVICE] Automating Postgres Backup

Hi,



I'm using Postgres 8.3 on Windows Server to store data from an Apache/Tomcat
Web Application.  I'm using pg_dump to backup the database manually on a
daily basis.



Can someone recommend a solution or 3rd party application to automate the
backup process?  Ideally, I would like to do this without taking the
application off-line.



Thanks,



gcj




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