Checklist for PostgreSQL release
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Date:    _______________________

Version: _______________________

Tester:  _______________________

System:  _______________________



Installation
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- New installation passed without suspicious messages on a clean
  base system?                                                   [ ]
- Update installation on top of an existing 8.1 database server
  without errors?                                                [ ]
- Is old data migrated completely when update has finished?      [ ]
- Update installation on top of an existing 8.2 database server
  without errors?                                                [ ]
- Is old data migrated completely when update has finished?      [ ]
- Does reinstallation work without loss of data or config values?[ ]

Deinstallation
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- Any error message?                                             [ ]
- Has every package file been removed upon uninstall?            [ ]

Configuration
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- Are default settings useable / reasonable?                     [ ]
- Does server run with acceptable performance with default 
  settings?                                                      [ ]
- All values are editable and refuse false settings              [ ]
- Does the server run even if settings are senseless / extreme?  [ ]
- Every setting has an associated ece help entry                 [ ]

Documentation
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- Documentation complete, up to date and understandable?         [ ]
- Are there any non ASCII characters within documentation files? [ ]
- Do index-positions of doc-viewer match the headlines?          [ ]
- Are dates and version info headers up to date?                 [ ]

Server-Management
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- Do server scripts work as expected?                            [ ]
- Is server handable even if START_POSTGRESQL is set to "no"?    [ ]

Administration
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- Is administration tool executable?                             [ ]
- Can postgres user log in without password?                     [ ]
- Does administartion tool work in remote mode and is able to
  connect to localhost?                                          [ ]
- Are help entries of all items available?                       [ ]
- Creation, modification and deletion of databases               [ ]
- Creation, modification and deletion of login roles             [ ]
- Creation, modification and deletion of group roles             [ ]
- Assignment and unassignment of parent roles                    [ ]
- Installation, check and uninstallation of PL/pgSQL             [ ]
- Installation, check and uninstallation of tsearch2             [ ]
- Installation, check and uninstallation of pgAdmin              [ ]
- Backup of databases inside admin tool                          [ ]
- Restore of databases inside admin tool                         [ ]
- Backup of databases from menu item                             [ ]
- Restore of databases from menu item                            [ ]
- List of backup files from menu item                            [ ]
- Automatic (cron-controled) backup                              [ ]
- Launch and connect to database with SQL interpreter            [ ]

Security
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- Setting local password and admin password                      [ ]
- Does admin tool still connect?                                 [ ]
- Does SQL console still connect?                                [ ]
- Does backup and restore still work?                            [ ]

Additional tests
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- Does pam authentication work (read documentation)?             [ ]