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From: Muhammad Usman Khan <usman.k@bitnine.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 08:17:46 +0500
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Subject: Re: Basebackup fails without useful error message
To: Koen De Groote <kdg.dev@gmail.com>
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Hi,
You can enable verbose to get more detail about what is happening during
backup
pg_basebackup -h your_host -U your_user -D /mnt/base_backup/dir/ -v
Also examine recent postgres logs
Verify backup directory permissions

On Sun, 29 Sept 2024 at 19:49, Koen De Groote <kdg.dev@gmail.com> wrote:

> Having run a basebackup, I'm getting this output at the very end:
>
> pg_basebackup: child process exited with error 1
> pg_basebackup: removing contents of data directory "/mnt/base_backup/dir/"
>
> Is there a way to get more information as to what exactly happened?
>
> I'd like to look into fixing this or doing whatever is required so that it
> doesn't happen again, but this just isn't enough info. Where do I start
> looking?
>
> Regards,
> Koen De Groote
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi,<br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_=
signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span></span=
><div>You can enable verbose to get more detail about what is happening dur=
ing backup</div><div>pg_basebackup -h your_host -U your_user -D /mnt/base_b=
ackup/dir/ -v<br></div></div></div></div>Also examine recent postgres logs<=
br>Verify backup directory permissions</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, 29 Sept 2024 at 19:49, Koen D=
e Groote &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:kdg.dev@gmail.com">kdg.dev@gmail.com</a>&gt;=
 wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px =
0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=
=3D"ltr">Having run a basebackup, I&#39;m getting this output at the very e=
nd:<div><br></div><div>pg_basebackup: child process exited with error 1<br>=
pg_basebackup: removing contents of data directory &quot;/mnt/base_backup/d=
ir/&quot;<br></div><div><br></div><div>Is there a way to get more informati=
on as to what exactly happened?</div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;d like to lo=
ok into fixing this or doing whatever is required so that it doesn&#39;t ha=
ppen again, but this just isn&#39;t enough info. Where do I start looking?<=
/div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Koen De Groote</div></div>
</blockquote></div>

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