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Cannot backup using pg_dump.exe in version 9.18
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Description
Trying to back up a table in plain format gets an error where gssapi64.dll cannot be located. The program run is "C:\Program Files\pgAdmin 4\runtime\pg_dump.exe". The DLL is installed into "C:\Program Files\pgAdmin 4\python". This can be worked around by adding that directory to your path. This worked in 9.17 but not in 9.18 (both desktop versions) under Windows Server 2025.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the plain-format table backup with pg_dump.exe in the pgAdmin 4 desktop version 9.18 on Windows Server 2025, then compare its DLL lookup behavior with version 9.17. Done means the backup runs without requiring the pgAdmin 4 Python directory to be added manually to PATH.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- postgresql, python
- Domain
- databases, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100