Re: Backup strategy

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: David Barron <david(dot)barron(at)zencos(dot)com>
Cc: Pgsql-admin <pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Backup strategy
Date: 2024-02-28 16:48:54
Message-ID: 2318660.1709138934@sss.pgh.pa.us
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David Barron <david(dot)barron(at)zencos(dot)com> writes:
> If, for example, table a has a constraint that references rows in table b, table b has to be restored first, but pg_dump doesn't take that into account.

Yes it does: it doesn't restore foreign key constraints until after
all the data is loaded. What I suspect is that by "constraint" you
mean some handmade hack like a trigger that looks at other tables.
But without details about what you're doing, it's hard to recommend
solutions.

regards, tom lane

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