Re: Move pgBackrest repo?

Greg Sabino Mullane <htamfids@gmail.com>

From: Greg Sabino Mullane <htamfids@gmail.com>

To: "Colin 't Hart" <colinthart@gmail.com>

Cc: PostgreSQL General <pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org>

Date: 2026-01-14T16:29:29Z

Lists: pgsql-general

On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 10:24 AM Colin 't Hart <colinthart@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> What is the best way to move a pgBackrest repo?
>

* rsync to get things mostly copied
* use 'pgbackrest stop' to prevent it from running
* verify no pgbackrest processes still going
* update the conf file to point to the new dir
* final rsync
* rename the old repo dir so nothing writes to it by accident
* use 'pgbackrest start'

Cheers,
Greg

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