--- a/server/migractions.py	Fri Aug 21 14:59:00 2009 +0200
+++ b/server/migractions.py	Fri Aug 21 15:02:03 2009 +0200
@@ -152,14 +152,12 @@
 
     def restore_database(self, backupfile, drop=True, systemonly=True,
                          askconfirm=True):
-        config = self.config
-        repo = self.repo_connect()
         # check
         if not osp.exists(backupfile):
             raise Exception("Backup file %s doesn't exist" % backupfile)
             return
         if askconfirm and not self.confirm('Restore %s database from %s ?'
-                                           % (config.appid, backupfile)):
+                                           % (self.config.appid, backupfile)):
             return
         # unpack backup
         bkup = tarfile.open(backupfile, 'r|gz')
@@ -170,6 +168,9 @@
         bkup = tarfile.open(backupfile, 'r|gz')
         tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         bkup.extractall(path=tmpdir)
+
+        self.config.open_connections_pools = False
+        repo = self.repo_connect()
         for source in repo.sources:
             if systemonly and source.uri != 'system':
                 continue
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@
         bkup.close()
         shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)
         # call hooks
+        repo.open_connections_pools()
         repo.hm.call_hooks('server_restore', repo=repo, timestamp=backupfile)
         print '-> database restored.'
 

--- a/server/repository.py	Fri Aug 21 14:59:00 2009 +0200
+++ b/server/repository.py	Fri Aug 21 15:02:03 2009 +0200
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@
         # create the hooks manager
         self.hm = HooksManager(self.schema)
         # open some connections pools
+        if config.open_connections_pools:
+            self.open_connections_pools()
+
+    def open_connections_pools(self):
+        config = self.config
         self._available_pools = Queue.Queue()
         self._available_pools.put_nowait(ConnectionsPool(self.sources))
         if config.read_instance_schema:

--- a/server/serverconfig.py	Fri Aug 21 14:59:00 2009 +0200
+++ b/server/serverconfig.py	Fri Aug 21 15:02:03 2009 +0200
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@
           }),
         ) + CubicWebConfiguration.options)
 
+    # should we open connections pools (eg connect to sources). This is usually
+    # necessary...
+    open_connections_pools = True
+
     # read the schema from the database
     read_instance_schema = True
     bootstrap_schema = True

--- a/server/sources/native.py	Fri Aug 21 14:59:00 2009 +0200
+++ b/server/sources/native.py	Fri Aug 21 15:02:03 2009 +0200
@@ -216,11 +216,13 @@
 
     def restore(self, backupfile, drop):
         """method called to restore a backup of source's data"""
-        self.close_pool_connections()
+        if self.repo.config.open_connections_pools:
+            self.close_pool_connections()
         try:
             self.restore_from_file(backupfile, drop)
         finally:
-            self.open_pool_connections()
+            if self.repo.config.open_connections_pools:
+                self.open_pool_connections()
 
     def init(self):
         self.init_creating()