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How to dump a part of a table from PostgreSQL?

I have a PostgreSQL database with a multi-Gb table (which contains a log of certain events). I need to pass the latest events to an analyst - let's say he only needs events from the last month. How ...
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Regarding Reinstalling PostgreSQL

I was using PostgreSQL 8.4. I tried removing it through Synaptic Manager and then I tried to install 9.1, but I still version 8.4. I deleted all the files associated with postgresql. Now I am unable ...
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PostrgreSQL privileges granting

Given I am a root user X. I have users A and B. How do I GRANT user A to enable him granting user B to execute a specific set of functions? For example we have user A that owns database_1. User A ...
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Empty error on starting almost-default PostgreSQL

When trying to start PostgreSQL, I get this 'empty' error message: root@mountain-lion:/home/ubuntu# service postgresql start * Starting PostgreSQL 9.1 database server * Error: could not exec ...
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backing up postgres on ec2

Ok, I'm quite new to this server administration stuff. I have set up an ec2 instance running my website. I'm running everything on a single machine - node.js & postgres. What is the best way to ...
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.\postgres looses “Log on as a service” after reboot; PostgreSQL service does not start

I've installed PostgreSQL 9.1 x64 on a Windows 7 Enterprise x64 system using the usual install method. The computer has a Novell Client for Windows, and a ZENworks Adaptive Agent, which I suppose ...
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ERROR: function make_standard_name(unknown) does not exist while installing OSM-nominatim API

I am installing nominatim on my own server using the guidence of http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim/Installation... But I am facing problem while adding country phrases / codes to my pgsql ...
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Unable to connect to new postgres install in Pangolin

Successfully installed postgresql-9.1 using apt-get on Ubuntu Precise Pangolin. When logged in to the postgres user(owner of the postgresql service), I checked the status with the results below: ...
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psql asks for password despite trust authentication

In /var/lib/pgsql/9.1/data/pg_hba.conf, I have the following: # TYPE DATABASE USER ADDRESS METHOD host all all 127.0.0.1/32 ...
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http 1.1/ 504 error after 30 seconds on apache for windows

i'm working on a windows server 2008 ee, that uses apache 2.2.15 to make a netbeans project work through glassfish 2.1, to save data ina postgres 8.4 database. Such database saves data to a table that ...
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PostgreSQL 1 master, multiple slave replication over slow links

I have a current use case in which remote computers query a central PostgreSQL database over a internet connection (read-only). We would like to implement a "stand-alone" system for these terminals so ...
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How to use a custom status command for a service in puppet?

I am using debian squeeze with PostgreSQL 9.1 from backports. Puppet has version 2.7.14. Unfortunatly the init script returns the wrong exit code for status. Therefore I wrote a custom status command ...
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How to setup the slave database server in a PostgreSQL database cluster?

I want to setup a PostgreSQL Cluster in an Active/Hot-Standby setup. If the active one fails, the database migrates to the Hot-Standby using Pacemaker and DRBD. No problem until this point. I also ...
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As a small business, how can I host a static 500GB database in the most cost-effective way possible?

My company is building a database from a large publicly available data set. When we complete it, we will have something like 500GB of data, but the data will never grow beyond that. It takes ...
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Lock out PostgreSQL users for maintenance

In PostgreSQL 8.4.9 with pgbouncer 1.3.4 in pool_mode = session (but some users connect to the database directly) - when I login as "super user" with psql -U postgres -W postgres What is the ...
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Many Postgresql process. how to handle them?

I'm trying to fix an already install openNMS system on ubuntu. Currently I'm facing issue with postgresql. I stop server using this commnad: service postgresql -$PGVERSION stop after that when i ...
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Configure Lampp with postgresql [closed]

I need to run lampp using postgresql instead mysql (i've already lampp and postgresql on my pc). How can i do? thanks
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If I have Postgres streaming replication on, do I still need to archive my WAL files?

I have set up two servers running Postgres 9.1, with one configured as a hot standby for the other using streaming replication. Given that, is there any reason for me to be archiving my WAL files? ...
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PG pool failover leads to two independent masters with network failure

I've got two servers set up with PG Pool to create a HA setup for a webapp. PGPool and postgres run on both servers, using streaming replication from server 1 to server 2. The webapp on each machine ...
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PostgreSQL 9.1 on Ubuntu Lucid fails to start - how to debug?

I'm using Vagrant with Chef Solo to setup a Lucid 64 box. I'm using a Chef recipe to install PostgreSQL 9.1 from Martin Pitt's backports. The install goes ok until the point where the database is ...
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pg_dumpall, how do you specify a different cluster

running pg_dumpall makes a backup of the cluster "main", but I have another cluster "custom". How do I make pg_dumpall produce a backup of "custom"?
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pg_restore no connection error

Getting the following error when I run pg_restore to make a copy of a database: pg_restore: [archiver (db)] could not execute query: no connection to the server I get the error multiple times ...
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Postgresql won't start, “Socket conflict”

I have a problem starting Postgresql on Gentoo. $ /etc/init.d/postgresql-9.1 start * Socket conflict. * A server is already listening on: * /var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432 * HINT: Change ...
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Password problems with postgreSQL [closed]

I've accitently managed to install postgresql 8.4 on my mac. I have no Idea on how to use this stuff and want to get it uninstalled. I tried a tutorial on the web about manuall uninstallation, but ...
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Postgres used in Ubuntu 12.04

I am trying to get django running on an ubuntu 12.04 release using postgres (clean install). To get it running it used to be that you would have to edit the /etc/postgresql/9.1/main/pg_hba.conf file. ...
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Cannot access psql after installing postgres

I installed postgresql via homebrew on my 10.7.3. The install seemed successful and I was able to start up the server. However when I try to access psql I get the following error: psql: FATAL: role ...
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Postgres cannot start on lion due to missing server configuration file

I am trying to setup pg on a relatively clean lion install and it's not being successful. First I successfully installed homebrew, and installed postgresql without any errors. Then I tried to run a ...
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Scripting postgres synchronization--is this secure?

I have written a script to synchronize (recreating from scratch) a production database with a development database, and I wanted insight into potential security flaws/issues, the script is posted ...
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How do I get the DSV definition if the DSV wizard fails?

I'm trying to build an Integration Services package with BIDS(2008R2) with a non-SQL server datasource. The Data Source View Wizard is producing an invalid syntax in the DSV due to an issue with the ...
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Setting up Postgres: Can't connect remotely to Postgres server

I am having a problem getting postgres to accept connections from my other server. Here's my setup: APP06 (10.55.129.31): Server running Postgres APP05 (10.55.129.30): Server trying to connect to ...
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How to run PostgreSQL Query in single JSP file? [closed]

I want to run PostgreSQL Query in the JSP file ! Can everybody give me simple example?! Regards
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Are there any JSP File for manage PostgreSQL database?

1. I need jsp file to manage PostgreSQL database?! Anyone know JSP file for manage PostgreSQL database?! 2. How I can connect to remote PostgreSQL Server with Webmin?!
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syslog writing to general instead of specific file

I'm running Ubuntu and Postgresql 9. I've enabled postgresql to log to syslog, and added the following directive to the config file: syslog_facility = 'local0'". I've tried to configure syslog ...
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how to configure server odbc for postgresql windows

i want to put in the server machine the database postgresql and i have also to define the client can you tell me how i'm going to configure odbc data source to connect os:windows thanks for your ...
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pgpoolAdmin keeps going straight back to it's login page

I'm trying to run pgpoolAdmin through nginx - it seems to be working properly, at least initially. I've gone through the initial set-up, which works fine, but now after logging in every link takes me ...
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Using Postgres on Volusion site

Okay, I apologize if this is so basic that I should know the answer, but I'm not sure where else to go for the solution. I would like to start a small store site using Volusion. I would like some ...
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PostgreSQl - creatdb with shell script

I have a small shell script thats gets triggerd by another script via ssh. #!/bin/bash if [ -z $1 ] then echo "Missing DB Name!" exit 1 else PROJECT=$1 fi createdb -U postgres -T ...
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MySQL to PostgreSQL replication

Is there way to replicate in near-realtime MySQL changes to equal PostgreSQL database?
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postgresql log queries single database

I'm using PostgreSQL (8.3) with multiple databases... I'm wondering if there is some way to log the queries made only in one of the databases (not all of them). Or to have one logfile per ...
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How to scale out OpenStreetMap data efficiently

For over a year now, I'm running an in-house PostGIS server filled with OSM data, used for both Mapnik-based tile generation and Nominatim-based geocoding, updated with day replicates. This works ...
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Cron job failing to backing up a Postgres database

I'm unsure what's going on here: I've got a backup script which runs fine under root. It produces a >300kb database dump in the proper directory. When running it as a cron job with exactly the same ...
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Is PostgreSQL database optimised for any particular CPU?

This question may sound strange, but some CPU have instruction sets for virtualisation technologies, while some non-related software can use those sets, or even GPU to improve their performance. So, ...
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Advanced PostgreSQL user management

For the users in our institute, we want to provide a quick and simple way to use PostgreSQL databases. Currently, we are already able to authenticate all users through LDAP (PAM). This works rather ...
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Amavisd-new(2.6.4-3) failing to do “lookup_sql_dsn” when large number of emails are need to be accessed

Amavis is failing to do sql lookup when large number of emails are sent to amavis. Its throwing out error after scanning 40 to 50 email. It shows error like. (!!)TROUBLE in process_request: sql ...
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Error installing PostgreSQL on WIndows Server 2008 Standard x64

When I install PostgreSQL, I get the following error before the installation rolls back: PostgreSQL 8.2 --------------- Failed to run initdb: -1073741502! Please see the logfile in 'C:\Program FIles ...
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Unable to connect to Postgres on Vagrant Box - Connection refused

First off, I'm new to Vagrant and Postgres. I created my Vagrant instance using http://files.vagrantup.com/lucid32.box with out any trouble. I am able to run vagrant up and vagrant ssh with out ...
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Error during PostgreSQL start

I try to start PostgreSQL but have following error: * Starting PostgreSQL 8.4 database server * Error: could not exec /usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/bin/pg_ctl /usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/bin/pg_ctl start ...
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How to set shmall, shmmax, shmni, etc … in general and for postgresql

I've used the documentation from PostgreSQL to set it for example this config: >>> cat /proc/meminfo MemTotal: 16345480 kB MemFree: 1770128 kB Buffers: 382184 kB ...
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Ubuntu/PSQL unable to show chinese characters?

I have Chinese characters in my PSQL DB and it is unable to show Chinese characters (Not from the terminal, applications work fine). Similarly I can't type Chinese characters in the terminal shell... ...
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Creating the postgres user on OSX LION

Currently I do not have a postgres user. ~$ sudo su - postgres Password: su: unknown login: postgres So, I was following these instructions as a quick-start to postgres ...

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