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=====Version 5 or later===== | =====Version 5 or later===== | ||
- | If you just need to restore a database backup, see steps 4 to 6 below. | + | If you just need to restore a database backup, see steps 4 to 7 below. |
To restore a [[backup_vpop3|full backup of VPOP3]], | To restore a [[backup_vpop3|full backup of VPOP3]], | ||
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- Open a command prompt, and go to the VPOP3 directory | - Open a command prompt, and go to the VPOP3 directory | ||
- If you are restoring the backup over an existing VPOP3 database (especially if the database files are damaged) you will need to //DROP// the database first. To do this, run **pgsql\bin\dropdb -U postgres -p <port number> vpop3**. When it prompts for the password enter the PostgreSQL master password - default **pgsqlpass**. (<port number> is usually 5433) | - If you are restoring the backup over an existing VPOP3 database (especially if the database files are damaged) you will need to //DROP// the database first. To do this, run **pgsql\bin\dropdb -U postgres -p <port number> vpop3**. When it prompts for the password enter the PostgreSQL master password - default **pgsqlpass**. (<port number> is usually 5433) | ||
- | - Run **pgsql\bin\pg_restore -U postgres -p <port number> -C -d postgres DBBACK-< | + | - Run **pgsql\bin\pg_restore -U postgres -p <port number> |
- Start VPOP3 | - Start VPOP3 | ||