Re: [GENERAL] Moving Databases

If you can access postgres on the second machine from the first (ie on
machine a you can type "psql -h b database" and properly issue queries)
you can just do the following from machine a

pg_dump database | psql -h b database

Chris

On Fri, 10 Jul 1998, Maarten Boekhold wrote:

> On Thu, 9 Jul 1998, Jeffrey Napolitano wrote:
>
> > I have two Postgresql databases - one on machine a, one on machine b.
> > Both are currently running. I want to put a copy of the database on a
> > onto machine b. I know I have to stop the postmaster (obviously) on
> > database b, but what else is there to do? Which directories do I have to
> > move (if that's what I have to do). Sorry - I know this is probably
> > simple, but I'm rushing to meet a deadline.
>
> On machine a:
>
> pg_dump database > db.out
>
> on machine b:
>
> cat db.out | psql template1
>
> (both as postgres superuser). Maybe you gave to create the database first
> on machine b.
>
> At least, I think this should work.... And no need to stop any postmasters..
>
> Maarten
>
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