Time travel?

From: Melvin Davidson <melvin6925(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Time travel?
Date: 2016-09-29 19:06:25
Message-ID: CANu8Fiy5Lya3Qre6oekwamM_5BJsbabwSSOpNXRtTXYaNqMTjA@mail.gmail.com
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*So here is a strange question. I am using PostgreSQL 9.4.0 (Yes, I know
9.4.9 is most recent but it's out of my control) O/S is AWS Debian 3.16.7-2
(2014-11-06) x86_64 GNU/Linux. I list the creation time for a WAL file and
it shows: /home/mdavidson/dba$ ls -l --time=ctime
/d-log/pg_xlog/000000010000000D000000C9-rw------- 1 postgres postgres
16777216 Sep 29 07:14 /d-log/pg_xlog/000000010000000D000000C9but then I
list the access time for a WAL file and it shows: /home/mdavidson/dba$ ls
-l --time=atime /d-log/pg_xlog/000000010000000D000000C9-rw------- 1
postgres postgres 16777216 Sep 7 14:33
/d-log/pg_xlog/000000010000000D000000C9How is it possible for the WAL file
to be accessed BEFORE it was created?Am I overlooking something simple?*

*Melvin Davidson*

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