Re: pg_stop_backup does not complete - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Greg Stark
Subject Re: pg_stop_backup does not complete
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Msg-id 407d949e1003020513k3a02d1dnb962156adbc7314f@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: pg_stop_backup does not complete  (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com>)
Responses Re: pg_stop_backup does not complete
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On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
>> > Setting archive_mode to a command that does nothing but return true, e.g. /bin/true,
>>
>> "return true" seems ambiguous for me. How about writing clearly
>> "return a zero exit status" instead?
>
> Docs are already quite clear on that point. I think we should avoid
> specifying it twice.
>

Why do we disallow turning off archive_mode anyways? I understand not
turning it on -- though even that would be nice if it "took effect
after the next checkpoint" but turning it off should always be safe,
no?



-- 
greg


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