Re: Remove Deprecated Exclusive Backup Mode - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: Remove Deprecated Exclusive Backup Mode
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Msg-id 5462628a-49a9-99d8-dbce-bab842e1cbc0@2ndquadrant.com
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In response to Re: Remove Deprecated Exclusive Backup Mode  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
Responses Re: Remove Deprecated Exclusive Backup Mode  (David Steele <david@pgmasters.net>)
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On 27/11/2018 16:02, Stephen Frost wrote:
> They're also the sort of installations which don't have reliable backups
> and don't have any clue about the danger they are in due to the current
> bug/issue/whatever we have with exclusive backups.
> 
> No, I don't agree that it's sensible to continue to march on as if
> nothing is wrong.

It's fair to argue that this facility is broken and needs to be removed.
 But that needs to be its own argument.

The argument in this subthread is that since we're already making
changes in an adjacent area, removing this feature will have a low impact.

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Peter Eisentraut              http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
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