Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:58:33 -0500 (CDT)
From: Scott Whitney <scott@journyx.com>
Reply-To: Scott Whitney <swhitney@journyx.com>
To: John Scalia <jayknowsunix@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: When is it safe to remove recovery.done?
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Well, it depends on whether or not you need the file. 

It's renamed so the system doesn't accidentally try to re-enter recovery mode. 

However if you're still planning on having a standby, you _will_ need a recovery.conf file, and that's what this is, just renamed. 

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> After successfully testing a failover between my primary and a standby
> server, the old recovery.conf file is renamed recovery.done. As this system
> is now the master, I don't see a
> need to keep that file around, but is it safe to remove it now?
> --
> Jay

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rif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Well, it depends on whether or n=
ot you need the file.<br></div><div><br></div><div>It's renamed so the syst=
em doesn't accidentally try to re-enter recovery mode.</div><div><br></div>=
<div>However if you're still planning on having a standby, you _will_ need =
a recovery.conf file, and that's what this is, just renamed.</div><div><br>=
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l;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-s=
erif;font-size:12pt;">After successfully testing a failover between my prim=
ary and a standby server, the old recovery.conf file is renamed recovery.do=
ne. As this system is now the master, I don't see a <br>need to keep that f=
ile around, but is it safe to remove it now?<br>--<br>Jay<br><div><br></div=
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