Alexey Rodriguez Yakushev <alexey@serinbol.com> writes:
> Are pg_dump's consistent? Do i have to shutdown the system in order
> to make a pg_dump? What other alternatives are for backing up a
> database without shutting down the system in order to allow
> consistent backups? Another question: Can the rows that haven't
> been vaccumed yet retrieved?
Yes. No. None. Theoretically, but no tools exist AFAIK.
HTH. HAND.
-Doug