Greetings,
* Fabio Pardi (f.pardi@portavita.eu) wrote:
> I understand that in this thread we are contextualizing in a step by
> step procedure to create a new standby, but I have anyway a few remarks
> about it (and the documentation where it has been copied from) and I
> would be glad if you or somebody else could shed some light on it.
This is not a procedure for creating a new standby.
To create a *new* standby, with the primary online, use pg_basebackup or
another tool that knows how to issue the appropriate start/stop backup
and takes care of the WAL.
Thanks!
Stephen
