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Re: pg_rewind vs superuser

Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>

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From: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
To: Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>
Cc: Michael Banck <mbanck@gmx.net>, PostgreSQL Developers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2019-04-05T10:59:30Z
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On Fri, Apr 05, 2019 at 10:11:22AM +0200, Magnus Hagander wrote:
> If that is the case, would running a CHECKPOINT actually cause a problem?

If you exclude the point that it may not be necessary and the
potential extra I/O, no.  However we would come back to the point of
pg_rewind requiring a superuser :(
--
Michael

Commits

  1. Fix some documentation in pg_rewind