Re: Tom, I've got an emergency - please help me

Tom Lane wrote:
> "Henrik Steffen" <steffen(at)city-map(dot)de> writes:
> > How can I start postgres in stand-alone mode with "-o -P" as you wrote
> > and then do a pg_dump ? Or did I get you wrong?
>
> No, pg_dump won't talk to a standalone backend. I was wondering if it
> would work to start the normal postmaster with -P option (which has to
> be passed through to the backend, thus -o) and then dump. Worth a
> try...

Yes use -o -P on normal postmaster start, not stand-alone postgres
backend.

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