Re: pg_restore: custom archiver unexpected end of file , ERROR: missing data for column

I keep getting the following error when trying to restore a database on
Postgres 9.2.4.

I used pg_dump –Fc with no owner from one server (8.4.2). It’s working
fine for other similar databases.

Hi there,

Did you do the pg_dump using 9.2 binaries or the 8.4 binaries? It's
recommended that you always use the newer binaries for dumping. Also, have
tried to do a pg_upgrade instead of the dump/restore?

No I was using 8.4 binaries…Thanks, I will try that now. we will be
upgrading the 8.4 server after converting the service into another
operating System .

Sorry I am not knowledgeable about this , I copied the binary file onto the
server where postgres 8.4 is running, untarred it (file is
postgresql-9.2.4.tar.gz). But I can’t find the pg_dump script path. It
looks like I have to configure it and do the gmake n gmake install. But how
do I do that without affecting the current running postgres version 8.4.

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