Re: 9.4.0 standby server will not start

Hi,

2015-01-12 19:49 GMT+01:00 John Scalia <jayknowsunix(at)gmail(dot)com>:

> Hi all,
>
> First off, if you receive a duplicate of this issue, it's due to my trying
> to send it originally through my verizon account, and it's held up waiting
> for permission. Also, I'd like to thank everyone for their assistance with
> my pg_upgrade issue over the weekend. I didn't get that resolved, but
> realized that for my purposes, I didn't really need the data.
>
> Anyway, I've gotten my 9.4.0 primary server started and created a
> replication slot in it. It's called "standby_replication_slot_one" and I
> see it in the pg_replication_slots table. I'm now trying to get my first
> standby server running. I'm following the instructions at:
> https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/What%27s_new_in_PostgreSQL_9.4, but when
> I added the primary_slotname parameter to the recovery.conf file, the
> server complains that it isn't a valid parameter. I tried both setting it
> as its own parameter, and as setting as part of the primary_conninfo
> parameter just for grins. Neither succeeded although at least the server
> starts with the bad primary_conninfo setting, and I don't know why the
> system is complaining. Is there a typo in the instructions? Or do I need
> some extra settings to make this succeed?
>
> Seems weird to me,
>

Seems weird to me too. Can you give us the actual, complete error message?
btw, it's its own parameter.

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