Jim,
> I had an sys admin recommend that I export my critical DB's to
> atext file before the tape does it's auto backup (dump)
> That way I don't have to stop the PostgreSQL each night for 30 mins.
>
> What is this called. What might it be called in the index of a book
> like:
> PostgreSQL Essential Reference
> or
> Beginning DB with PostgreSQL
Look up pg_dump and pg_dumpall in either book, under "command line
utilities."
-Josh