AW: AW: secure deletion of archived logs - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Zwettler Markus (OIZ)
Subject AW: AW: secure deletion of archived logs
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Msg-id 32d4fef30e57469c813a5428c2704de9@zuerich.ch
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In response to Re: AW: secure deletion of archived logs  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
Responses Re: AW: AW: secure deletion of archived logs
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>
> Greetings,
>
> * Zwettler Markus (OIZ) (Markus.Zwettler@zuerich.ch) wrote:
> > We use "rsync" on XFS with "wsync" mount mode. I think this should do the job?
>
> No, that just makes sure that namespace operations are executed synchronously,
> that doesn't provide any guarantee that the data has actually been written out and
> sync'd.
>

What else? "rsync" on XFS mounted wsync + execute "sync" afterwards?


> > The tools mentioned will all do backup to disk.
> > We are required to do backup to tape.
>
> Back up to disk first and then tar to tape.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stephen


Markus



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