Re: pg_ctl stop failure

As

show archive_command;
archive_command
-----------------
(disabled)
(1 row)

Doesn't this mean that I can't use pg_start_backup but something to keep in mind for the future

Thanks

Austen

-----Original Message-----
From: Andreas Schmitz [mailto:mailinglist(at)longimanus(dot)net]
Sent: 21 May 2013 16:45
To: Birchall, Austen
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] pg_ctl stop failure

There is no need for a restore. The online copy is a snapshot of the cluster dir and can be used like an offline copy. The advantage is that no databases and backend processes need to be terminated.

regards

Andreas

On 05/20/2013 11:57 AM, Birchall, Austen wrote:
> Hi Andreas
>
> Due to permissions associated with the ESRI 'system' user even in 9.* you can't do a simple restore from an online backup - you have to restore public first- for 8.3 I have unable to get this solution to work hence going down the offline route, which is actually not an issue as regards downtime for the particular databases I am working on at present.
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> Austen
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