Tom Lane wrote:
> Christian Kastner <techmail@kvr.at> writes:
>> That's not what I'm seeing. The following log messages are repeated
>> every few minutes after a successful backup run:
>
>> LOG: Archivbefehl >/usr/local/bin/archive_wal.sh
>> pg_xlog/000000010000000200000009.0018C208.backup
>> 000000010000000200000009.0018C208.backup< fehlgeschlagen: Fehlercode 256
>> File already exists
>> ...
>
> Yes, but are there .ready and/or .done files for that .backup file in the
> archive_status subdirectory?
>
> regards, tom lane
Yes, there is a corresponding .done file in archive_status.
The problem is quite easy to reproduce (IIRC calling pg_start_backup and
pg_stop_backup without actually doing anything in between is enough). I
will post detailed reproduction steps as well as pg_xlog activity when I
get back to the office on Monday.
Best regards,
Chris
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