Re: Checking a size of a given database

Chuck Amadi написа:
> I have been given a task to try a proof of concept of migrating are
> active databases from PostgreSQL 8.0.1 to 8.2.3
>
> I will install and configPostgreSQL on my local w/s and replicate the
> database users etc etc.
>
> I have had a look inside /var/lib/pgsql/data/base and there are
> numerous  files (db's) which I believe is where I can check data base size.
>
> 1  108012  114465  122407  1261267  1261963  17229  17233  17234  17235
> 174066  19247  205009  21272  2793694  2794334  333245  333375
>
> I am aware that Postgresql creates directories to keep each database in.
> These directories aren't names,they are kept as the *'OID's *of each
> database (oid's are*"object identifiers"*).
>
> Previously I just run pg_dump and thus run ls -lh on the db dump. Anyway
> of checking a  size of a given database I have tried
> the sql using select pg_database_size ('dbaname'); but no joy.


What does it mean "but no joy"? What was the error message?



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