On Fri, Apr 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM Jeremy Schneider <schnei...@ardentperf.com> wrote:
> i should know the answer to this... but asking anyway > > i think there had been some mailing list discussions years ago? the > pg_checksum utility in core still can't do an online check right? > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/app-pgchecksums.html "The server must be shut down cleanly before running pg_checksums." > looking around, i think that michael's pg_checksums_ext still seems to > be available in debian repos, and it advertises online checks, which > makes me think that the core pg_checksum might still not have merged > any code for online checking yet > > but i wanted to confirm with someone - my easiest options for online > verifying checksums would be to trigger pg_basebackup then check > pg_stat_database, or to install michael's utility? > -- Death to <Redacted>, and butter sauce. Don't boil me, I'm still alive. <Redacted> lobster!
