Re: database backup trouble

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On 02/02/07 06:01, Tomi N/A wrote:
> I'm trying to set up an automatic backup mechanism and have a number
> of questions about issues I've encountered.
> First of all, I tried to install pgAgent (the server is running win2k3
> and pgsql 8.1.5). Trying to start the pgagent service results in an
[snip]
> pg_dump -h localhost -U myuser mydatabase -f outputfile.backup
> The same command executed from a beanshell script (I wanted to be
> platform independent) does nothing.
>
> Where I stand at the moment:
> 1.) obviously, the beanshell solution will do nothing for me until I
> find out why I can't execute a windows scheduled task, but it might be
> a fairly flexible workarround if corrected
> 2.) again, obviously, I'd much, much rather do the backup from
> pgAgent, if anyone can tell me how I can get arround the error Windows
> throws at me.

Did I miss it, or are you saying that the database is hosted on a
win2k3 box?

Are you also saying that you are running the pg_dump command from
the "console" of the machine that is hosting the database?

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