Re: Non-text mode for pg_dumpall

On Mon, 3 Nov 2025 at 12:06, Vaibhav Dalvi <vaibhav.dalvi@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Mahendra,
>
> Thank you for your work on this feature.
> I have just begun reviewing the latest patch and
> encountered the following errors during the initial setup:
>
> ```
> $ ./db/bin/pg_restore testdump_dir -C -d postgres -F d -p 5556
> pg_restore: error: could not execute query: ERROR: syntax error at or near "\\"
> LINE 1: \restrict aO9K1gzVZTlafidF5fWx8ADGzUnIiAcguFz5qskGaFDygTCjCj...
> ^
> Command was: \restrict aO9K1gzVZTlafidF5fWx8ADGzUnIiAcguFz5qskGaFDygTCjCj9vg3Xxys1b3hb
>
> pg_restore: error: could not execute query: ERROR: syntax error at or near "\\"
> LINE 1: \unrestrict aO9K1gzVZTlafidF5fWx8ADGzUnIiAcguFz5qskGaFDygTCj...
> ^
> Command was: \unrestrict aO9K1gzVZTlafidF5fWx8ADGzUnIiAcguFz5qskGaFDygTCjCj9vg3Xxys1b3hb
>
> pg_restore: error: could not execute query: ERROR: syntax error at or near "\\"
> LINE 1: \connect template1
> ^
> Command was: \connect template1
>
> pg_restore: error: could not execute query: ERROR: syntax error at or near "\\"
> LINE 1: \connect postgres
> ^
> Command was: \connect postgres
> ```
> To cross-check tried with plain dump(with pg_dumpall) and
>  restored(SQL file restore) without patch and didn't get above
> connection errors.
>
> It appears there might be an issue with the dump file itself.
> Please note that this is my first observation as I have just
> started the review. I will continue with my assessment.
>
> Regards,
> Vaibhav Dalvi
> EnterpriseDB

Thanks Vaibhav for the review.
This change was added by me in v04. Only in the case of a file, we should restore these commands. Attached patch is fixing the same.