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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml | 9 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml index ccb76d8af0a..54681a0ba0a 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml @@ -47,8 +47,13 @@ pg_dump <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> > <replaceable cl that you can perform this backup procedure from any remote host that has access to the database. But remember that <application>pg_dump</> does not operate with special permissions. In particular, it must - have read access to all tables that you want to back up, so in - practice you almost always have to run it as a database superuser. + have read access to all tables that you want to back up, so in order + to back up the entire database you almost always have to run it as a + database superuser. (If you do not sufficient privileges to back up the + entire database, you can still back up portions of the database to which + you do have access using options such as + <option>-n <replaceable>schema</replaceable></option> + or <option>-t <replaceable>table</replaceable></option>.) </para> <para> |