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From: Peter Eisentraut <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Can take filesystem bkp of pg data folder when server is running
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 23:59:56 -0500
Message-ID: <[email protected]> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
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On 1/23/18 01:00, PG Doc comments form wrote:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
> 
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/static/backup-file.html
> Description:
> 
> I am running postgresql 10 on mac and was experimenting on backup and
> restore features of PG 10
> I certainly can take FS backup of the cluster with TAR when server is
> running and with ACTIVE client connections [dummy begin; statement]
> 
> This seems against the documented explanation for FS backup method and its
> limitation.
> 
> Is there something I am missing here?

It might work sometimes, especially if you are trying it on a dummy
setup, but it's not going to work in general.

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

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