AW: AW: secure deletion of archived logs

From: "Zwettler Markus (OIZ)" <Markus(dot)Zwettler(at)zuerich(dot)ch>
To: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>
Cc: "pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: AW: AW: secure deletion of archived logs
Date: 2019-12-11 15:25:57
Message-ID: 32d4fef30e57469c813a5428c2704de9@zuerich.ch
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> Greetings,
>
> * Zwettler Markus (OIZ) (Markus(dot)Zwettler(at)zuerich(dot)ch) wrote:
> > We use "rsync" on XFS with "wsync" mount mode. I think this should do the job?
>
> No, that just makes sure that namespace operations are executed synchronously,
> that doesn't provide any guarantee that the data has actually been written out and
> sync'd.
>

What else? "rsync" on XFS mounted wsync + execute "sync" afterwards?

> > The tools mentioned will all do backup to disk.
> > We are required to do backup to tape.
>
> Back up to disk first and then tar to tape.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stephen

Markus

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