Richard Sydney-Smith <richard@ibisau.com> writes:
pch := pchar('pg_dump -C -h '+host+' -U '+usr+' -p '+pswd+ ' -f
'+bckup_path+' '+dbase);
to postgres.
as the operator is obviously logged in how do I
(1) trap their user id
(2) Send the call to pg_dump without knowing their password?
I expect this is a well worn route and am hoping not to have to
reinvent a wheel.
I don't think it's "well-worn" at all--everyone I've ever heard of
runs pg_dump from a cron script.
Why not have a shell script run by the operator that runs pg_dump and
then calls psql to insert the log record (assuming the dump succeeds)?
Putting the logic inside of the database doesn't seem to buy you
anything AFAICS.
-Doug
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