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List:       postgresql-admin
Subject:    Re: [ADMIN] How can I backup database from database itself
From:       Bruno Wolff III <bruno () wolff ! to>
Date:       2004-06-24 17:56:57
Message-ID: 20040624175657.GB32506 () wolff ! to
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On Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at 13:56:58 +0200,
  Dragan Matic <mlists@panforma.co.yu> wrote:
> Is there a way to backup a database by issuing an SQL statement from the 
> database?
> I would like user to be able to create a backup from database itself, 
> and not by telnetting to server and typing 'pg_dump' or 'pg_dumpall'.
> Tnx in advance

They don't have to telnet to the server to run pg_dump or pg_dumpall.
Those can be run from their machine. (Though they should be running a
version as least as recent as the server version.) Take a look at the
man page, in particular the -h option.

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