Re: [PATCH] Stop ALTER SYSTEM from making bad assumptions - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Hello

> But we already have ALTER SYSTEM, so why do we need to write it again?
> You just need to check whether the system is running: if it is, connect
> and do "ALTER SYSTEM". If it isn't, do `echo ALTER SYSTEM | postgres
> --single`.

Is this approach still possible for pg_basebackup --format=tar ? For "pg_basebackup -D - --format=tar" ?

regards, Sergei