Re: How to remove the current database and populate the database with new data?

On Thursday 03 June 2010 4:05:14 pm Wang, Mary Y wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've some test data in a database and would like to delete that database
> and clean everything that is associated with that database.  Then I'd like
> to populate the same database with different data. My plan is to:
> (1) Remove the /usr/local/pgsql/data directory
> (2) psql -e mydatabase -f /tmp/indumpfile.txt & > /tmp/outdumpfile.txt
> (/tmp/indumpfile.txt has all the sql statements to restore the database)
> (3) Restart the postgres server
>
> Not sure if I need to run the VACCUM command, because I know Postgres 8.3.8
> has the auto-vacuum daemon on to perform VACCUMs when it's necessary.  Did
> I miss any other steps for cleaning up?
>
> Please advise.
>
> Thanks
> Mary

Why not use DROP DATABASE? Removing the data directory removes the whole
Postgres cluster, possibly including the config files.

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