getting error could not open file "pg_xlog"

Hi,

I am working on setting up postgresql with replication using ansible. I came to a point where I perform pg_basebackup and try to start the replication node. The startup failed with the following error:

LOG: entering standby mode
cp: cannot stat 'mnt/server/archivedir/000000010000000000000014': No such file or directory
LOG: consistent recovery state reached at 0/14000020
LOG: redo starts at 0/14000020
LOG: record with zero length at 0/140000B8
cp: cannot stat 'mnt/server/archivedir/000000010000000000000014': No such file or directory
LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary
FATAL: the database system is starting up
FATAL: the database system is starting up
FATAL: the database system is starting up
FATAL: the database system is starting up

The last line keep repeating until in the end it says:

LOG: received smart shutdown request
FATAL: terminating walreceiver process due to administrator command
LOG: shutting down
LOG: database system is shut down
LOG: database system was shut down in recovery at 2017-08-01 16:01:11 IST

Thank you,
Fazreil Amreen
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