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Check if database backup using pg_dump is in progress

I am using PostgreSQL 9.2 and using pg_dump to create DB backup. How could I determine is db backup and restore is in progress. So I can prevent another user in initiating another.
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Automate COPY command - Postgres 9.2

I've a backup table with several distinct IDS... I wanna do a BACKUP of those rows, by ID. The function has to be executed by a limit of account_id ( select dump(21); - Where 21 = number of account_id ...
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Migrating from 32 bit using pg_basebackup

Has anyone migrated a 32 bit postgres 9.2 database to a 64 bit postgres 9.2? I'm trying to use pg_basebackup but I'm not sure whether this is the right approach.
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PostgreSQL replication with periodic log shipping

I'm using Windows Server 2008 R2 with 64-bit PostgreSQL 9.2 on both test machines. What I wish to achieve is that one server will be a master and other will be a slave. This is just for tests, finally ...
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database not restoring from dump file

I'm running the following command to create a dump of all database on my production server: prodserver:/# pg_dumpall -U postgres -h 1.1.1.1 > prod.sql on my development box, I also take a backup ...
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postgresql backup and recovery

I’m trying to set up backup strategy for a production postgreSQL DB. It will have large amount of data and it should be running 24 X 7. Could you recommend some backup & recovery strategies that ...
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I need help understanding Postgres's archive cleanup functionality

I'm reading http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/pgarchivecleanup.html and to me it seems like it will remove any and all WAL segments from my slave server that aren't required to perform ...
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Postgresql, write archive file over mount, secure against simultaneous access?

I am using Postgres 9.2.1 and am saving my archivable WAL over a NFS share. I just use the basic command, given as an example in the postgresql.conf test ! -f /mnt/server/archivedir/%f && cp ...
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