Re: "using previous checkpoint record at" maybe not the greatest idea? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andres Freund
Subject Re: "using previous checkpoint record at" maybe not the greatest idea?
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Msg-id 20160204213746.36sxqbjadhxewyvc@alap3.anarazel.de
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In response to Re: "using previous checkpoint record at" maybe not the greatest idea?  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: "using previous checkpoint record at" maybe not the greatest idea?
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On 2016-02-03 09:28:24 -0500, Robert Haas wrote:
> Would we still have some way of forcing the older checkpoint record to
> be used if somebody wants to try to do that?

I think currently the best way to force an arbitrary checkpoint to be
used is creating a "custom" backup label. Not that nice.  Not sure if we
need something nice here, I don't really see a frequent need for this.

We could add another option to pg_resetxlog alternatively :/

Regards,

Andres



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