</Para>
<Para>
- If the <application>pg_dumpall</application> command seems to take a long time and you think
+ If the <application>pg_dumpall</application> command
+ seems to take a long time and you think
it might have died, then, from another terminal, type
<programlisting>
$ ls -l db.out
<Para>
Please note that if you are upgrading from a version prior to
- <ProductName>Postgres95</ProductName> v1.09 then you must back up your database, install
- <ProductName>Postgres95</ProductName> v1.09, restore your database, then back it up again.
- You should also read the release notes which should cover any release-specific issues.
+ <ProductName>Postgres95</ProductName> v1.09 then you must back up your database,
+ install
+ <ProductName>Postgres95</ProductName> v1.09, restore your database,
+ then back it up again.
+ You should also read the release notes which should cover any
+ release-specific issues.
</Para>
<caution>
<Para>
You must make sure that your database is not updated in the middle of
your backup. If necessary, bring down postmaster, edit the permissions
- in file <filename>/usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf</filename> to allow only you on, then
+ in file <filename>/usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf</filename>
+ to allow only you on, then
bring <application>postmaste</application>r back up.
</Para>
</caution>
</Para>
</Step>
+<Step Performance="optional">
+<Para>
+If you used the <option>--with-perl</option> option to configure, check
+the install log to see whether the Perl module was actually installed.
+If you've followed our advice to make the Postgres files be owned by
+an unprivileged userid, then the Perl module won't have been installed,
+for lack of write privileges on the Perl library directories. You can
+complete its installation, either now or later, by becoming the user that
+does own the Perl library (often root) (via <command>su</command>) and doing
+<ProgramListing>
+$ cd /usr/src/pgsql/src/interfaces/perl5
+$ gmake install
+</ProgramListing>
+</Para>
+</Step>
+
<Step Performance="required">
<Para>
If it has not already been done, then prepare account <literal>postgres</literal>
<Para>
Questions? Bugs? Feedback?
-First, read the files in directory /usr/src/pgsql/doc. The FAQ in
-this directory may be particularly useful.
+First, read the files in directory <filename>/usr/src/pgsql/doc/</filename>.
+The FAQ in this directory may be particularly useful.
</Para>
<Para>
-If <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> failed to compile on your computer then fill out the form
-in file /usr/src/pgsql/doc/bug.template and mail it to the location
-indicated at the top of the form.
+If <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> failed to compile on your computer
+then fill out the form in file <filename>/usr/src/pgsql/doc/bug.template</filename>
+ and mail it to the location indicated at the top of the form.
</Para>
<Para>
-Mail questions to
-<ULink url="pgsql-questions@postgresql.org">pgsql-questions@postgresql.org</ULink>.
-For more information on the various mailing lists, see
+Check on the web site at
<ULink url="http://www.postgresql.org">http://www.postgresql.org</ULink>
-and look for the mailing lists.
+For more information on the various support mailing lists.
</Para>
</Sect1>