Here is the quick way to make a duplicate copy of your database in Greenplum
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[gpadmin@sachi ~]$ psql -d sachi psql (8.2.15) Type "help" for help. sachi=# \l+ List of databases Name | Owner | Encoding | Access privileges | Size | Tablespace | Description -----------+---------+----------+------------------------+---------+------------+--------------------------- bd_dev | gpadmin | UTF8 | =Tc/gpadmin | 29 MB | pg_default | : gpadmin=CTc/gpadmin : w8xpb=c/gpadmin : bdacc_capsvc=c/gpadmin : tev_bdasvc=c/gpadmin bd_prd | gpadmin | UTF8 | | 28 MB | pg_default | bd_tst | gpadmin | UTF8 | | 28 MB | pg_default | gpadmin | gpadmin | UTF8 | | 29 MB | pg_default | gpperfmon | gpadmin | UTF8 | gpadmin=CTc/gpadmin | 284 MB | pg_default | : =c/gpadmin himanshu | gpadmin | UTF8 | | 28 MB | pg_default | postgres | gpadmin | UTF8 | | 29 MB | pg_default | sachi | gpadmin | UTF8 | =Tc/gpadmin | 5453 MB | pg_default | : gpadmin=CTc/gpadmin : sachi=CTc/gpadmin : gpuser=CTc/gpadmin template0 | gpadmin | UTF8 | =c/gpadmin | 27 MB | pg_default | : gpadmin=CTc/gpadmin template1 | gpadmin | UTF8 | =c/gpadmin | 28 MB | pg_default | Default template database : gpadmin=CTc/gpadmin (10 rows) The gadget spec URL could not be found sachi=# create database copyofsachi template sachi; ERROR: source database "sachi" is being accessed by other users sachi=# \q [gpadmin@sachi ~]$ psql -d template1 psql (8.2.15) Type "help" for help. The gadget spec URL could not be found template1=# create database copyofsachi template sachi; CREATE DATABASE The gadget spec URL could not be found template1=# sachi=# \l+ List of databases Name | Owner | Encoding | Access privileges | Size | Tablespace | Description -------------+---------+----------+------------------------+---------+------------+--------------------------- bd_dev | gpadmin | UTF8 | =Tc/gpadmin | 29 MB | pg_default | : gpadmin=CTc/gpadmin : w8xpb=c/gpadmin : bdacc_capsvc=c/gpadmin : tev_bdasvc=c/gpadmin bd_prd | gpadmin | UTF8 | | 28 MB | pg_default | bd_tst | gpadmin | UTF8 | | 28 MB | pg_default | copyofsachi | gpadmin | UTF8 | | 5452 MB | pg_default | gpadmin | gpadmin | UTF8 | | 29 MB | pg_default | gpperfmon | gpadmin | UTF8 | gpadmin=CTc/gpadmin | 284 MB | pg_default | : =c/gpadmin himanshu | gpadmin | UTF8 | | 28 MB | pg_default | postgres | gpadmin | UTF8 | | 29 MB | pg_default | sachi | gpadmin | UTF8 | =Tc/gpadmin | 5453 MB | pg_default | : gpadmin=CTc/gpadmin : sachi=CTc/gpadmin : gpuser=CTc/gpadmin template0 | gpadmin | UTF8 | =c/gpadmin | 27 MB | pg_default | : gpadmin=CTc/gpadmin template1 | gpadmin | UTF8 | =c/gpadmin | 28 MB | pg_default | Default template database : gpadmin=CTc/gpadmin (11 rows) template1-# | The gadget spec URL could not be found The gadget spec URL could not be found |