diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
index e6de85f8c77..0e4aa90fedf 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.309 2008/05/02 19:52:37 tgl Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.310 2008/06/05 19:56:09 alvherre Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="installation">
  <title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ su - postgres
   <procedure>
    <step>
     <para>
-     If making a backup, make sure that your database is being updated.
+     If making a backup, make sure that your database is not being updated.
      This does not affect the integrity of the backup, but the changed
      data would of course not be included. If necessary, edit the
      permissions in the file <filename>/usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf</>