diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
index 9c8eaaf14e..0866658429 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *		$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c,v 1.67 2003/02/01 22:06:59 tgl Exp $
+ *		$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c,v 1.68 2003/02/14 19:40:42 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ RestoreArchive(Archive *AHX, RestoreOptions *ropt)
 		sav = SetOutput(AH, ropt->filename, ropt->compression);
 
 	ahprintf(AH, "--\n-- PostgreSQL database dump\n--\n\n");
-
+	ahprintf(AH, "SET autocommit TO 'on';\n\n");
+	
 	/*
 	 * Drop the items at the start, in reverse order
 	 */
@@ -2109,7 +2110,8 @@ _reconnectAsUser(ArchiveHandle *AH, const char *dbname, const char *user)
 						  dbname ? fmtId(dbname) : "-");
 		appendPQExpBuffer(qry, " %s\n\n",
 						  fmtId(user));
-
+		appendPQExpBuffer(qry, "SET autocommit TO 'on';\n\n");
+		
 		ahprintf(AH, qry->data);
 
 		destroyPQExpBuffer(qry);
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c
index eab4729e21..60771922e5 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *	Implements the basic DB functions used by the archiver.
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c,v 1.45 2003/02/13 04:54:15 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_db.c,v 1.46 2003/02/14 19:40:42 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -213,6 +213,21 @@ _connectDB(ArchiveHandle *AH, const char *reqdb, const char *requser)
 	if (password)
 		free(password);
 
+	/* check for version mismatch */
+	_check_database_version(AH, true);
+
+	/* Turn autocommit on */
+	if (AH->public.remoteVersion >= 70300)
+	{
+		PGresult   *res;
+
+		res = PQexec(AH->connection, "SET autocommit TO 'on'");
+		if (!res || PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
+			die_horribly(AH, NULL, "SET autocommit TO 'on' failed: %s",
+						  PQerrorMessage(AH->connection));
+		PQclear(res);
+	}
+
 	PQsetNoticeProcessor(newConn, notice_processor, NULL);
 
 	return newConn;
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c
index 4421d13e06..33b1bbae09 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  *
- * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c,v 1.13 2003/01/16 15:27:59 tgl Exp $
+ * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c,v 1.14 2003/02/14 19:40:42 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	printf("-- PostgreSQL database cluster dump\n");
 	printf("--\n\n");
 	printf("\\connect \"template1\"\n\n");
+	printf("SET autocommit TO 'on';\n\n");
 
 	dumpUsers(conn);
 	dumpGroups(conn);
@@ -552,6 +553,7 @@ dumpDatabases(PGconn *conn)
 			fprintf(stderr, _("%s: dumping database \"%s\"...\n"), progname, dbname);
 
 		printf("\\connect %s\n", fmtId(dbname));
+		printf("SET autocommit TO 'on';\n\n");
 		ret = runPgDump(dbname);
 		if (ret != 0)
 		{
@@ -677,6 +679,14 @@ connectDatabase(const char *dbname, const char *pghost, const char *pgport,
 	}
 	PQclear(res);
 
+	if (server_version >= 70300)
+	{
+		PGresult   *res;
+
+		res = executeQuery(conn, "SET autocommit TO 'on';SELECT 1;");
+		PQclear(res);
+	}
+
 	return conn;
 }