Re: a few questions on backup - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: a few questions on backup
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Msg-id 6059.1179342257@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: a few questions on backup  (Marco Colombo <pgsql@esiway.net>)
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Marco Colombo <pgsql@esiway.net> writes:
> Good to know, thanks. I think I'll experiment a bit with
> archive_command. My point was that since I know (or better assume) that
> old segments are going to stay in my pg_xlog for *days* before getting
> recycled,

On what do you base that assumption?  Once the system thinks they're not
needed anymore, they'll be recycled immediately.

            regards, tom lane

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