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-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/install.sgml13
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index bf41eb109d9..781b06f0deb 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ For a fresh install or upgrading from previous releases of PostgreSQL:
/usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf to allow only you on, then bring
postmaster back up.
+ Rather than using pg_dumpall, pg_upgrade can often be used.
+
6. If you are upgrading an existing system then kill the database server
now. Type
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/install.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/install.sgml
index 868806f5599..eff483b61d4 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/install.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/install.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/install.sgml,v 1.42 2000/06/01 05:47:06 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/install.sgml,v 1.43 2000/06/01 05:58:42 momjian Exp $
-->
<chapter id="install">
@@ -244,7 +244,10 @@ All of PostgreSQL is successfully made. Ready to install.
If you are not upgrading an existing system then skip to
<xref linkend="continue">.
</para>
-
+ <para>
+ If you are running 7.0 or later, skip to
+ <xref linkend="nodump">.
+ </para>
<para>
You now need to back up your existing database.
To dump your fairly recent post-6.0 database installation, type
@@ -284,9 +287,13 @@ All of PostgreSQL is successfully made. Ready to install.
bring <application>postmaster</application> back up.
</para>
</caution>
+ <para>
+ Rather than using <application>pg_dumpall</application>,
+ <application>pg_upgrade</application> can often be used.
+ </para>
</step>
- <step performance="required">
+ <step performance="required" id="nodump">
<para>
If you are upgrading an existing system then kill the database
server now. Type