The book "PostgreSQL 8.4 Official Documentation - Volume II. Server Administration" is the part of the official documentation for PostgreSQL 8.4.

To make the large amount of information about PostgreSQL manageable, this information has been organized in several volumes. Each volume is targeted at a different class of users, or at users in different stages of their PostgreSQL experience:

Volume II consists from:

• Part III - describes the installation and administration of the server. Everyone who runs a PostgreSQL server, be it for private use or for others, should read this part.
• Part IV - describes the programming interfaces for PostgreSQL client programs.