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From: Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>
To: LEROY TENNISON <leroy_tennison@prodigy.net>
To: Pgsql-admin <pgsql-admin@lists.postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: archive_command options?
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2019 23:14:16 +0200
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On 2019-04-03 22:16, LEROY TENNISON wrote:
> Postgresql documentation lists the following as an archive command for
> log shipping:
> 
> archive_command = 'test ! -f /mnt/server/archivedir/%f && cp %p
> /mnt/server/archivedir/%f'
> 
> The problem is that it is very fragile.

A more robust alternative is to use pg_receivewal.

-- 
Peter Eisentraut              http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services





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