Re: pgBackRest backup from standby

From: Don Seiler <don(at)seiler(dot)us>
To: David Steele <david(at)pgmasters(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgBackRest backup from standby
Date: 2018-02-19 20:41:45
Message-ID: CAHJZqBDi5wr+n8mDjtjZBAS9RgM6PQ6v9-2DkvtrCWx4RWYuTA@mail.gmail.com
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On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 10:17 AM, David Steele <david(at)pgmasters(dot)net> wrote:

> If pg_log is symlinked to PGDATA it will be copied. pg_xlog is not
> copied in any backup.

So an external pg_log directory symlinked into $PGDATA will have its log
contents copied?

I'm curious, why even copy the pg_log logs? They aren't needed for database
restore or recovery.

Don.
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