On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 5:45 AM, Kevin Grittner <kgri...@mail.com> wrote:
> Darren Duncan wrote: > > Ian Harding wrote: > > >> It says everything is happy as normal... > >> > >> 2012-11-05 16:22:41.200 PST - :LOG: invalid record length at BA6/6DCBA48 > > > > What does this log line mean? Is that "happy as normal"? > > Note that the message level is LOG, not WARNING or ERROR or anything > more severe. It found the end of the valid WAL stream in WAL files it > was provided, and it's telling you how it decided it was at the end. > > One thing I don't think you've really described is how you took your > base backup. You did follow all the instructions, like using > pg_start_backup() and pg_stop_backup(), excluding the pg_xlog > directory contents, and excluding the postmaster.pid file, right? If > you missed some details there you might see odd behavior. > > -Kevin > > Yeah, I forgot the pg_stop_backup. I knew it was my mistake, I just > didn't know what... Now I know! That's what I get for doing it by hand. > My script never forgets... > > Thanks! > > Ian > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general >
