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Automating backup with pg_dump.exe not working.
Using the Backing up a Qlik Sense Site document as a guide, http://help.qlik.com/sense/en-US/online/Subsystems/Server_deployment_and_configuration/Content/Qlik%..., I attempting to create a batch file to automate the site backup so I can schedule it.
I found that it expects a password at the command prompt so my script just hangs. Tried passing a password using the -W switch as described in the pg_dump.exe --help, and I'm getting error message "'too many command-line arguments"
Command I'm using:
pg_dump.exe -h localhost -p 4432 -f E:\backup\dump -U USERNAME -W PASSWORD QSR
Using the prescribed command-line from Qlik, pg_dump.exe -h localhost -U USERNAME -W PASSWORD QSR > e:\backup, also produces the same error message.
Tested with first command line based on what pg_dump.exe --help provided.
pg_dump.exe --help gives me:
Usage:
pg_dump [OPTION]... [DBNAME]
General options:
-f, --file=FILENAME output file or directory name
-F, --format=c|d|t|p output file format (custom, directory, tar,
plain text (default))
-j, --jobs=NUM use this many parallel jobs to dump
-v, --verbose verbose mode
-V, --version output version information, then exit
-Z, --compress=0-9 compression level for compressed formats
--lock-wait-timeout=TIMEOUT fail after waiting TIMEOUT for a table lock
-?, --help show this help, then exit
Options controlling the output content:
-a, --data-only dump only the data, not the schema
-b, --blobs include large objects in dump
-c, --clean clean (drop) database objects before recreating
-C, --create include commands to create database in dump
-E, --encoding=ENCODING dump the data in encoding ENCODING
-n, --schema=SCHEMA dump the named schema(s) only
-N, --exclude-schema=SCHEMA do NOT dump the named schema(s)
-o, --oids include OIDs in dump
-O, --no-owner skip restoration of object ownership in
plain-text format
-s, --schema-only dump only the schema, no data
-S, --superuser=NAME superuser user name to use in plain-text format
-t, --table=TABLE dump the named table(s) only
-T, --exclude-table=TABLE do NOT dump the named table(s)
-x, --no-privileges do not dump privileges (grant/revoke)
--binary-upgrade for use by upgrade utilities only
--column-inserts dump data as INSERT commands with column names
--disable-dollar-quoting disable dollar quoting, use SQL standard quoting
--disable-triggers disable triggers during data-only restore
--exclude-table-data=TABLE do NOT dump data for the named table(s)
--inserts dump data as INSERT commands, rather than COPY
--no-security-labels do not dump security label assignments
--no-synchronized-snapshots do not use synchronized snapshots in parallel jobs
--no-tablespaces do not dump tablespace assignments
--no-unlogged-table-data do not dump unlogged table data
--quote-all-identifiers quote all identifiers, even if not key words
--section=SECTION dump named section (pre-data, data, or post-data)
--serializable-deferrable wait until the dump can run without anomalies
--use-set-session-authorization
use SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION commands instead of
ALTER OWNER commands to set ownership
Connection options:
-d, --dbname=DBNAME database to dump
-h, --host=HOSTNAME database server host or socket directory
-p, --port=PORT database server port number
-U, --username=NAME connect as specified database user
-w, --no-password never prompt for password
-W, --password force password prompt (should happen automatically)
--role=ROLENAME do SET ROLE before dump
If no database name is supplied, then the PGDATABASE environment
variable value is used.
Report bugs to <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org>.
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Hi Sam,
You can use "SET PGPASSWORD=<PassWord>" , so that you are not asked to enter your password manually in your batch file. Please refer to the following link in detail:
Automated Backup on Windows - PostgreSQL wiki
Masaki

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Hi Sam,
You can use "SET PGPASSWORD=<PassWord>" , so that you are not asked to enter your password manually in your batch file. Please refer to the following link in detail:
Automated Backup on Windows - PostgreSQL wiki
Masaki


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Using the WikiI was able to design a script that worked. Thanks for your response!

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Hello Sam,
Could you provide your details of your script? I'm unable to get past the prompt following the the wiki site. pgpass.conf file follows the syntax:
hostname:port:database:username:password
SET PGPASSFILE=D:\scripts\pgpass.conf
"C:\Program Files\Qlik\Sense\Repository\PostgreSQL\9.3\bin\pg_dumpall.exe" -U username -p port > D:\backups\pgdump.bak

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Could you please share the script with me.
