Re: pg_dump and grants to PUBLIC

Blair Lowe wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-12-05 at 10:51 -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>>>> user# pg_dump -n <schema_name> > tmp95.sql
>>>> pg_dump: invalid option -- n
>>>> Try 'pg_dump --help' for more information.
>>>>
>>>> phpbb only works with version 7.x.
>>
>> Oh... if you are running 7.3 your pretty much hosed... You need to
>> upgrade to 7.4 at a minimum.
>>
>
> Sounds doable. Will such an upgrade hose all my client's stuff, or will
> a simple rpm -Fvh, and a /etc/init.d/postgreSQL restart do it?

Ehhh. no. You will need to do a full dump, install 7.4 and restore. I
strongly suggest that you use a consultant for this you don't want to
make a mistake.

For full disclosure I run a consulting company for PostgreSQL but there
are many others on this list who I am sure would also be willing to help
you.

> - is the underlying data structure the same, or are there some major
> architectural changes that will toast existing applications?

I recall (I think) that a big difference between 7.3 and 7.4 is some
timestamp / timezone issues.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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