Re: I don't want to back up index files

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Glen Parker <glenebob(at)nwlink(dot)com>
Cc: Postgres General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>, jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com
Subject: Re: I don't want to back up index files
Date: 2009-03-12 02:49:27
Message-ID: 29858.1236826167@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Glen Parker <glenebob(at)nwlink(dot)com> writes:
> We have yet to recover from a PG disaster. We back up every night, and
> never use the back ups for anything. To me, it seems perfectly
> reasonable to get a quicker back up every night, with the remote
> possibility of ever having to pay the price for it.

Why don't you just switch to a less frequent full-backup schedule?

regards, tom lane

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