Re: BUG #5038: WAL file is pending deletion in pg_xlog folder, this interferes with WAL archiving. - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: BUG #5038: WAL file is pending deletion in pg_xlog folder, this interferes with WAL archiving.
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Msg-id 5386.1252524021@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: BUG #5038: WAL file is pending deletion in pg_xlog folder, this interferes with WAL archiving.  (Luke Koops <luke.koops@entrust.com>)
Responses Re: BUG #5038: WAL file is pending deletion in pg_xlog folder, this interferes with WAL archiving.  (Luke Koops <luke.koops@entrust.com>)
Re: BUG #5038: WAL file is pending deletion in pg_xlog folder, this interferes with WAL archiving.  (Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com>)
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Luke Koops <luke.koops@entrust.com> writes:
>         Heikki is proposing that the file be renamed before it is first deleted.

Indeed, and what I'm saying is that that will still fail if some
unhelpful program is holding the file open without FILE_SHARE_DELETE.
Which is what I understood your case to be ...

            regards, tom lane

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