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This manual is the part of the official reference documentation for the PostgreSQL RDBMS (version 8.2.4). This volume covers PostgreSQL server administration topics, including configuration, backups and security.

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Table of Contents

1. Publisher's Preface
2. Server Administration
3. Installation Instructions
4. Client-Only Installation on Windows
5. Operating System Environment
6. Server Configuration
7. Database Roles and Privileges
8. Managing Databases
9. Client Authentication
10. Localization
11. Routine Database Maintenance Tasks
12. Backup and Restore
13. High Availability and Load Balancing
14. Monitoring Database Activity
15. Monitoring Disk Usage
16. Reliability and the Write-Ahead Log
17. Regression Tests
18. Index

Resources

• PostgreSQL Project - the official website for PostgreSQL
• Online Manual - Volume 1
• Online Manual - Volume 2
• Online Manual - Volume 3