Re: Re: [BUGS] BUG #4796: Recovery followed by backup creates unrecoverable WAL-file - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Fujii Masao
Subject Re: Re: [BUGS] BUG #4796: Recovery followed by backup creates unrecoverable WAL-file
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Msg-id 3f0b79eb0905150411w3efc6716yb5aaab3f7b4b646d@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Re: [BUGS] BUG #4796: Recovery followed by backup creates unrecoverable WAL-file  (Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com>)
Responses Re: Re: [BUGS] BUG #4796: Recovery followed by backup creates unrecoverable WAL-file  (Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com>)
Re: Re: [BUGS] BUG #4796: Recovery followed by backup creates unrecoverable WAL-file  (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com>)
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Hi,

On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 2:42 AM, Heikki Linnakangas
<heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
> When you create a new base backup, you shouldn't need any files archived
> before starting the backup.

If so, this fix is not enough, since findNewestTimeLine() is
still based on the premise that *all* the history files exist.
So, as Simon says, we should clearly say that a history file
must not be deleted from the archive. Or, we should create
a new solution.

Regards,

-- 
Fujii Masao
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
NTT Open Source Software Center


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