Jeff Frost wrote: > On Thu, 23 Jun 2005, Jeff Frost wrote: > > > I guess I forgot to ask one other question. If the archived wal files are > > streamed in one by one, would it still be safe to leave the pg_xlog > > directory > > intact in the base backup? What would happen with the out of date log > > files? > > Would they just stay in place or would the postmaster eventually recycle > > them > > after the restore was complete? > > And here's one other question..is it safe to ignore the: pgsql_tmp > directories > when doing the base backup?
Yes, those are used only by running backups, but they should have little disk space in them. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
