Re: I don't want to back up index files - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: I don't want to back up index files
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Msg-id 29712.1236825274@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: I don't want to back up index files  (Glen Parker <glenebob@nwlink.com>)
Responses Re: I don't want to back up index files  (Glen Parker <glenebob@nwlink.com>)
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Glen Parker <glenebob@nwlink.com> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> ... AFAICS what
>> Glen is proposing is to not WAL-log index changes, and with that any
>> crash no matter how minor would have to invalidate indexes.

> Nooo...!  This has nothing to do with WAL logging index changes.

How so?  In any PITR-based situation it seems to me you need to worry
about the WAL bulk a lot more than the bulk of the base backup.

            regards, tom lane

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