Re: pg_stop_backup does not complete

On Wed, 2010-02-24 at 12:32 -0800, Josh Berkus wrote:
> > pg_stop_backup() doesn't complete until all the WAL segments needed to
> > restore from the backup are archived. If archive_command is failing,
> > that never happens.
> 
> OK, so we need a way out of that cycle if the user is issuing
> pg_stop_backup because they *already know* that archive_command is
> failing.  Right now, there's no way out other than a fast shutdown,
> which is a bit user-hostile.

Hmmm well... changing the archive_command to /bin/true and issuing a HUP
would cause the command to succeed, but I still think that is over the
top. I prefer Kevin's solution or some variant thereof:

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2010-02/msg01853.php
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2010-02/msg01907.php


Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake



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