Re: lost database

From: Naomi Walker <nwalker(at)eldocomp(dot)com>
To: Jodi Kanter <jkanter(at)virginia(dot)edu>
Cc: Postgres Admin List <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: lost database
Date: 2003-12-09 21:30:26
Message-ID: 5.1.0.14.2.20031209142923.02821008@imap.eldocomp.com
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I'm assuming you are using pg_dumpall for your backups. In that case, i'd
restore the instance somewhere else, and pg_dump the one database.

At 09:12 AM 12/9/2003, Jodi Kanter wrote:
>I am working with someone who has been running creating and maintaining
>his own database. He somehow managed to blow away his database and needs
>to restore. However, he has not been running regular dumps because he
>figured the tape backups were enough.
>Is there anyway that I can assist him in retreiving his tables from backup
>tapes? I am not sure how or where that data is stored.
>Thanks
>Jodi Kanter
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