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> On a newly created server I stupidly restored over the top of the
> postgres system database using the GUI...(postgresql n00b) and am
> wondering a couple of things.=20
>    Firstly, if this database is overwritten, is it detrimental to the
running of PostgreSQL?=20
>    Secondly is it just a simple matter of restoring it using a backup =
from
a different PostgreSQL instance installed elsewhere.=20

When you say "system database", do you mean 'template1'? Or 'template0'? =
Or
'postgres'? Or something else?


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