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From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:03:34 -0400
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Subject: Re: Incremental backup from a streaming replication standby fails
To: Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>
Cc: David Steele <david@pgmasters.net>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
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On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 2:41=E2=80=AFPM Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec=
.at> wrote:
> I'd be alright with the hint, but I'd say "during making an *incremental*
> standby backup", because that's the only case where it can happen.
>
> I think it would also be sufficient if we document that possibility.
> When I got the error, I looked at the documentation of incremental
> backup for any limitations with standby servers, but didn't find any.
> A remark in the documentation would have satisfied me.

Would you like to propose a patch adding a hint and/or adjusting the
documentation? Or are you wanting me to do that?

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Robert Haas
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