Re: BUG #7521: Cannot disable WAL log while using pg_dump

On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 9:57 AM, <boy(at)atsc(dot)nl> wrote:
> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference: 7521
> Logged by: Boy de Laat
> Email address: boy(at)atsc(dot)nl
> PostgreSQL version: 9.1.4
> Operating system: CentOS 6.2 x86_64
> Description:
>
> I've setup some slave replication and just to be sure i use pg_dump as a
> backup mechanism besides replication. But when the pg_dump command is issued
> much WAL logs will be generated and this is causing my slave to stop
> replicating because it is to far behind.
>
> So it would be nice if there is an option to disable WAL logging while
> running pg_dump.

pg_dump doesn't modify any data, so I don't see how it could be
causing WAL logs to get generated.

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