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Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/bug-reporting.html
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Hello,
in
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/continuous-archiving.html#BACKUP-ARCHIVING-WAL
the example given could be improved for Linux / Unix environment.
As cp command is buffered it means it could return success although the data
didn't reach the disk
which puts backups at risk.
I propose to use dd command with its fsync option.
So the actual equivalent example would be :
archive_command = 'dd if=%p of=/mnt/server/archivedir/%f bs=1M
conv=fsync,excl status=none' # Unix
What do you think ?
Regards
Gilles
