Tom Lane wrote:
> We realized some time ago that it was a good idea to separate
> archive_mode (what to put in WAL) from archive_command (whether we are
> actually archiving right now). If we fail to apply that same principle
> to Hot Standby, I think we'll come to regret it.
The recovery_connections GUC does that. If you enable it, the extra
information required for hot standby is written to the WAL, otherwise
it's not.
-- Heikki Linnakangas EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com
