Andrew Gould <andrewgould(at)yahoo(dot)com> writes:
> So if I'm running PostgreSQL 7.1.3 and have pg_dumped
> my databases, I can 'dropdb template0'?
That would be A Bad Move. template0 is what pg_dumpall expects to use
to build new databases. See the discussion near the bottom of
http://www.ca.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.1/postgres/sql-createdatabase.html
(possibly this should be duplicated somewhere in the Administrator's Guide).
regards, tom lane