Re: Confusing error message in 15.6

On Tue, May 21, 2024, 17:29 Dmitry O Litvintsev <litvinse(at)fnal(dot)gov> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am observing the following error which confuses me:
>
> # psql -U postgres template1 -c "checkpoint; select
> pg_backup_start('${dest}.tar.Z', true)"
> CHECKPOINT
> pg_backup_start
> -----------------
> 17BF7/3009498
> (1 row)
>
> # psql -U postgres template1 -c "select pg_backup_stop(true)"
> ERROR: backup is not in progress
> HINT: Did you call pg_backup_start()?
>
> This is postgresql 15.6 running on RH 7.
>
> This is not just amusing, it is breaking my backup script after update
> from 11 to 15 (and change from pg_{start,stop}_backup to
> pg_backup_{start_stop})
>

Yep, nowadays you must keep the transaction where you issued backup start
open until you issue backup end. Using -c isn't going to cut it.

David J.

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