On 16 August 2017 at 16:16, Michael Paquier <michael.paqu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 2:32 PM, Alex Samad <a...@samad.com.au> wrote: > > 1) why did it fill up this time and not previously > > I add this > > archive_command = '/bin/true' > > wal_keep_segments = 1000 # <<< I'm guessing its this > > > > 2) how do I fix up, can I just remove the files from the pg_xlog > directory > > Don't do that. those files are managed by Postgres so you may finish > with a corrupted cluster. Instead you should lower the value of > Too late, its okay its a learning experience. > wal_keep_segments, reload the server parameters, and then enforce two > checkpoints to force WAL segments to be recycled. Note that this > how do I force check points > depends also on the values of checkpoint_segments > (max_wal_size/min_wal_size in Postgres 9.5 and onwards). > -- > Michael > thanks
