[postgis-users] Restore of DB failing

[Tim De Chant]

Steffen,
Here's the postgis_restore.pl command I have been using:

  sh /usr/bin/postgis_restore.pl /usr/share/postgresql/contrib/ 
lwpostgis.sql china_camp ~/gaptest2.dump  > ~/restore.log

In response to your other point (other psql, et al. sessions  
running), I think we ran the script with nothing else running, but I  
cannot be positive.  Is this essential to the success of the script?   
Creating a db without postgis_restore.pl does not require me to stop  
instances of psql, et al.  Is this specific to postgis_restore.pl?   
Thanks.

Tim

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On Sep 18, 2006, at 11:15 AM, Steffen Macke wrote:

> Tim,
>
>> createdb: database creation failed: ERROR:  source database
>> "template1" is being accessed by other users
>
> What is the name of the database you are trying to restore?
> Could you post the full postgis_restore.pl command that you are  
> issuing?
> Did you drop the old database (in case it is existing)?
>
> The error message means what it says: A user is accessing  
> template1, blocking
> it for administrative purposes (like creating new databases). Make  
> sure that you
> have no psql or other PostgreSQL sessions (PgAdmin, etc.) open.
>
> Regards,
>
> Steffen
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