Re: Old pg_xlog files

From: Vivek Khera <vivek(at)khera(dot)org>
To: pgsql-general General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Old pg_xlog files
Date: 2006-03-22 19:03:13
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On Mar 22, 2006, at 1:37 PM, Tass Chapman wrote:

> Checkpoints appear to be up to date (via pg_controldata), but the
> pg_xlog directory has 95 files, of which 90 are dated before
> midnight yesterday or earlier.
>
> Can I just delete them safely? Or is there some recovery method I
> can do?
>

no, do not delete them. they will eventually be re-used. check back
in a few days and see how old the various files are...

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