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Hi,
   I'm trying to backup a database using pg_dump, but whenever I try I
get an error telling me I am really hosed. The template1 database works,
psql works fine, the database is live and working just peachy, but I can't
back it up.

nm

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[nikm@db01 /tmp]# pg_dump -o  darwin > q
pg_dump: couldn't find the template1 database.  You are really hosed.
Giving up.
[nikm@db01 /tmp]# env | grep PG
PGLIB=/usr/local/pgsql/lib
PGDATA=/usr/local/pgsql/data
[nikm@db01 /tmp]# psql template1
Welcome to the POSTGRESQL interactive sql monitor:
  Please read the file COPYRIGHT for copyright terms of POSTGRESQL
[PostgreSQL 6.5.1 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc 2.95.1]

   type \? for help on slash commands
   type \q to quit
   type \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
 You are currently connected to the database: template1

template1=> \d
Database    = template1
 +------------------+----------------------------------+----------+
 |  Owner           |             Relation             |   Type   |
 +------------------+----------------------------------+----------+
 | root             | abc                              | table    |
 | root             | abc_pkey                         | index    |
 +------------------+----------------------------------+----------+

template1=> \q
[nikm@db01 /tmp]#