Re: Incremental / Level -1 backup in PG

From: Karsten Hilbert <Karsten(dot)Hilbert(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Incremental / Level -1 backup in PG
Date: 2017-03-22 10:45:03
Message-ID: 20170322104502.ajl2j7msdblpvpoc@hermes.hilbert.loc
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On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 08:43:00PM -0400, Stephen Frost wrote:

> Do not try to implement an incremental backup solution using
> simple/naive tools like rsync with timestamp-based incrementals. It is
> not safe.

... as long as the server is *running*.

So, "stop" the server when using $RSYNC for $BACKUP.

After which the OPs question becomes entirely
independant from PostgreSQL as such, of course.

Karsten
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