Re: Forcing WAL switch - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Forcing WAL switch
Date
Msg-id 200508111453.j7BErTA20986@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Forcing WAL switch  ("Walker, Jed S" <Jed_Walker@cable.comcast.com>)
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Walker, Jed S wrote:
> I can't find a way to force a WAL to switch other than just generating a
> lot of changes in the database. I'd like to be able to switch to the
> next WAL before a hot backup, and then switch out one after the hot
> backup. The docs indicate this is not possible.
>
> Does anyone have a way to do this (other than creating a lot of data
> changes)?

No, sorry.  We know we need this functionality, particularly for
point-in-time recovery, and that is on the TODO list.

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