From: Jerry Sievers <jerry.sievers@comcast.net>
To: M Kiesewetter <mskiesewetter@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Question about pg_xlog
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 10:05:23 -0500
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M Kiesewetter <mskiesewetter@gmail.com> writes:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm new to Postgresql and have a test environment with Postgresql
> 9.4.5 running on Linux.
> Today I noticed that the pg_xlog was filled up to 18 Gb.
> I have:
> - wal_level=hot_standby
> - wal_keep_segments = 100
> - hot_standby = on
> archive_mode = on
>
> It's a test environment en I did a pg_resetxlogs() on the 6th of
> April.
> I know that I shouldn't use this, and that it's only a last resort.
> When I look in de pg_xlog directory I see xlog files that are kept
> sinds that time.
> When i look at the archive_status directory I see that all of the
> files have the suffix of .done.
> All the other xlogs from the time before the resetlogs are cleaned up
> as I expected.
> But I don't understand why the other xlogs aren't recycled.
I'd start by looking for dormant replication slots.
select * from pg_replication_slots;
HTH
> I am looking for ways to find out why my pg_xlog is filling up.
> - I checked the alertlog of the postgresql instance --> no errors
> - I checked the WAL file location to see if the xlogs are being
> archived --> they are present
>
> Are there more ways to find out why my pg_xlog is filling up?
> Is the pg_resetxlogs the reason why the older xlogs are not recycled?
>
> I Hope that someone can help me.
> Thanks in advance.
> Regards,
> Mariane
>
>
>
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