Matthew Wakeling wrote:
I could be wrong - but couldn't other bad things happen too? If you're copying the files before the checkpoint has completed, couldn't the new database end up with some of the recent changes going missing? Or is that prevented by FlushDatabaseBuffers?
FlushDatabaseBuffers prevents that. -- Heikki Linnakangas EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers