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how_to:restore_a_backup_of_vpop3 [2014/07/07 12:51] – [Version 5 or later] paulhow_to:restore_a_backup_of_vpop3 [2015/09/23 13:46] – external edit 127.0.0.1
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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-<number>.DMP** where <number> is the latest number of the database backup made by VPOP3. When it prompts for a password enter the PostgreSQL master password - default **pgsqlpass**. (<port number> is usually 5433). Note that during this step you may see a couple of errors which are not important: there may be an error about the database already existing, and also an error that the 'plpgsql' language is already installed. (Each of these errors may have several lines in the output). If there are lots of errors, then there may be a problem and you should contact support@pscs.co.uk.+  - Run **pgsql\bin\pg_restore -U postgres -p <port number> -v -C -d postgres DBBACK-<number>.DMP** where <number> is the latest number of the database backup made by VPOP3 (check the file timestamps). When it prompts for a password enter the PostgreSQL master password - default **pgsqlpass**. (<port number> is usually 5433). Note that during this step you may see a couple of errors which are not important: there may be an error about the database already existing, and also an error that the 'plpgsql' language is already installed. (Each of these errors may have several lines in the output). If there are lots of errors, then there may be a problem and you should contact support@pscs.co.uk.
   - Start VPOP3   - Start VPOP3
  
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