On Sun, 2007-11-25 at 15:24 +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
Why is it not allowed to call pg_start_backup when WAL archiving is off?
Wouldn't this be useful as a discrete file system backup without PITR
capability?
I'm submitting a patch today that better describes PITR facilities for
making
Why is it not allowed to call pg_start_backup when WAL archiving is off?
Wouldn't this be useful as a discrete file system backup without PITR
capability?
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On Nov 25, 2007 8:24 AM, Peter Eisentraut [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why is it not allowed to call pg_start_backup when WAL archiving is off?
Wouldn't this be useful as a discrete file system backup without PITR
capability?
Because a file system level backup is no good unless the database is
Jeff Larsen wrote:
On Nov 25, 2007 8:24 AM, Peter Eisentraut [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why is it not allowed to call pg_start_backup when WAL archiving is off?
Wouldn't this be useful as a discrete file system backup without PITR
capability?
Because a file system level backup is no good
Peter Eisentraut [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Jeff Larsen wrote:
Because a file system level backup is no good unless the database is
stopped, or you are using PITR.
You are begging the question. If I enable WAL archiving, make a base backup
to a safe place, and my data center goes up in
