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Re: Incremental Backup Script


  • From: "Qingqing Zhou" <zhouqq(at)cs(dot)toronto(dot)edu>
  • To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
  • Subject: Re: Incremental Backup Script
  • Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 17:04:02 -0500
  • Message-id: <don4ue$1qrr$1(at)news(dot)hub(dot)org>

""Gregor Zeitlinger"" <gregor(dot)zeitlinger(at)torexretail(dot)de> wrote
>
> Also, I was wondering whether it is always safe to copy the current WAL 
> file, i.e. may the current WAL file be invalid in any circumstance?
>

If you mean "current WAL file" is the xlog segment in use, then it is 
dangerous. We only backup the xlog segments that have been fully used up.

Regards,
Qingqing 





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