Re: Plan for exclusive backup method

Hi Magnus,

Thank you.

On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 3:30 PM Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> wrote:

> On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 11:58 AM MEERA <meeranair89(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi team,
> >
> > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/continuous-archiving.html
> >
> > It is mentioned here that exclusive backup method is deprecated and
> should be avoided. it is now recommended that all users upgrade their
> scripts to use non-exclusive backups.
> >
> > Does this mean select pg_start_backup('label', false, true) is
> deprecated?
>
> Yes.
>
> > In a future version, will it not allow the third argument to be true?
>
> The exact future has not been decided, but most likely yes. And as
> most installations using it today are unsafe, it is recommended that
> you don't use it even before then. It basically exists for backwards
> compatibility with PostgreSQL prior to 9.6.
>
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thanks and regards,
Meera R Nair