> pg_stop_backup() doesn't complete until all the WAL segments needed to > restore from the backup are archived. If archive_command is failing, > that never happens.
OK, so we need a way out of that cycle if the user is issuing pg_stop_backup because they *already know* that archive_command is failing. Right now, there's no way out other than a fast shutdown, which is a bit user-hostile. --Josh Berkus -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
