The following bug has been logged online:
Bug reference: 4212
Logged by: Frank Millman
Email address: frank(at)chagford(dot)com
PostgreSQL version: 8.3.1
Operating system: Fedora 7
Description: Documentation re upgrading
Details:
Section 15.4 of the Manual - Upgrading
[...]
1. If making a backup, make sure that your database is being updated.
This should say *not* being updated.
The docs for 8.2.0 show the following -
1. Make sure that your database is not updated during or after the backup.
The error must have crept in when this wording was amended.
Frank Millman