The documentation about WAL says that you can start a live backup, as long as you use WAL backup also. I'm concerned about the integrity of the tar file. Can someone help me with that?
On 16/01/2008, Joshua D. Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Brian Modra wrote: > > Hi, > > If tar reports that a file was modified while it was being archived, > > does that mean that the file was archived correctly, or is it corrupted > > in the archive? > > Does tar take a snapshot of the file so that even if it is modified, at > > least the archive is safe? > > You can not use tar to backup postgresql if it is running. > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/backup.html > > Sincerely, > > Joshua D. Drake > > > Thanks > > > > -- > > Brian Modra Land line: +27 23 5411 462 > > Mobile: +27 79 183 8059 > > 6 Jan Louw Str, Prince Albert, 6930 > > Postal: P.O. Box 2, Prince Albert 6930 > > South Africa > > -- Brian Modra Land line: +27 23 5411 462 Mobile: +27 79 183 8059 6 Jan Louw Str, Prince Albert, 6930 Postal: P.O. Box 2, Prince Albert 6930 South Africa
