In reference to: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/continuous-archiving.html
I would like to see that page changed to list pg_basebackup as the "default" way of doing base backups, and then list the "manual way" as an option if you need more flexibility. The reason being that for the majority of users that's going to be flexible enough, and it's easier to use. And it doesn't hurt to show that setting these things up really doesn't have to be that hard. But since I'm definitely slightly biased on this, I'm not going to go changing anything, or even write up suggested changing, until I can get some agreement that making this change is good in the first place ;) Thus, please... I'd also like to add "pg_basebackup -x" under standalone hot backups, again as the main option. I also wonder if we need a tl;dr; section of that whole page that just goes through *what to do*, rather than why we do it? Of course not removing the details, just showing the simplest case in, um, a simpler way? -- Magnus Hagander Me: http://www.hagander.net/ Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/ -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
