Re: Incremental backup from a streaming replication standby fails

Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
To: Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>
Cc: David Steele <david@pgmasters.net>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2024-07-19T20:03:34Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 2:41 PM 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?

-- 
Robert Haas
EDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com



Commits

  1. Document restrictions regarding incremental backups and standbys.