Just to add a precision, (visible as Note in https://docs.bareos.org/TasksAndConcepts/Plugins.html#postgresql-plugin)
> While the PostgreSQL plugin backups only the required files from the WAL archive directory, old files are not removed automatically. On Thursday, 22 January 2026 at 20:12:14 UTC+1 Brad Ackerman wrote: > PostgreSQL 13 is EOL, so if you don’t upgrade to 18 really soon you’ll be > screwed in a way that no amount of backups will fix. > > The backup client runs the file dæmon, which is always running as root > unless you’ve made an explicit decision to run it as a non-root user. > > The wal_archive directory is primarily written to by the postgres user as > configured by the archive_command parameter, but bareos-fd will need to > delete the backed-up WAL afterwards. > > > On 2026 Jan 16, at 16:34, Stefan Harbich <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > i'm using PostgreSQL version 13. > Question: > - After the end of the postgresql plugin ist created a backup file in the > wal_archives directory? > - Which user does Bareos use to access the wal_archives directory? > - Does Bareos only need to read from the wal_archives directory, or does > it also need to write to it? > > Regards, Stefan Harbich > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "bareos-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bareos-users/7ab73388-fb44-4074-a4dd-6570b4d523bfn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bareos-users/7ab73388-fb44-4074-a4dd-6570b4d523bfn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "bareos-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bareos-users/808a8404-6d8a-4855-8a07-c3a14e1c7659n%40googlegroups.com.
