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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: robert <robert@redcor.ch>
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Subject: Re: pg_restore has problems with restoring sequences.
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robert <robert@redcor.ch> writes:
> I use
>  =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 pg_dump -h localhost=C2=A0 -U USER -Fc DATABASE > du=
mpfile

OK ...

> then I restore it with:
>  =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 dropdb DATABASE
>  =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 pg_restore -O=C2=A0 -U user=C2=A0 -d DATABASE=C2=A0 =
dumpfile

That sequence is missing a createdb step (or else -C in the restore
switches).

> doing this then I get these warnings, and many (not all) sequences are n=
ot created.

Usually the thing to do is look at the very first error; everything after
that may just be cascading damage.  I kinda doubt what you showed us
here is the first error.

			regards, tom lane