On 06/10/2015 10:22 AM, Robert Haas wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 1:12 PM, Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com> wrote:
>> On 06/10/2015 10:01 AM, Andres Freund wrote:
>>> On 2015-06-10 09:57:17 -0700, Jeff Janes wrote:
>>>> Mine goal isn't that. My goal is to have a consistent backup without
>>>> having to shut down the server to take a cold one, or having to manually
>>>> juggle the pg_start_backup, etc. commands.
>>>
>>> A basebackup won't necessarily give you a consistent log though...
>>
>> I am -1 on this idea. It just doesn't seem to make sense. There are too many
>> variables where it won't work or won't be relevant.
>
> I'm not clear on which of these options you are voting for:
>
> (1) include pg_log in pg_basebackup as we do currently
> (2) exclude it
> (3) add a switch controlling whether or not it gets excluded
>
> I can live with (3), but I bet most people want (2).
>
Sorry I wasn't clear. #2
Sincerely,
JD
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