Re: New option in pg_basebackup to exclude pg_log files during base backup - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Prabakaran, Vaishnavi
Subject Re: New option in pg_basebackup to exclude pg_log files during base backup
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Msg-id 82897A1301080E4B8E461DDAA0FFCF142A1B327F@SYD1216
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In response to Re: New option in pg_basebackup to exclude pg_log files during base backup  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>)
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On Thursday, Apr 10,2014 at 1:15Am, Álvaro Herrera wrote:
>Magnus Hagander wrote:
>>On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>wrote:

>> > So it'd be an array, and by default you'd have something like:
>> >      basebackup_skip_path = $log_directory ?
>> >
>> > Maybe use it to skip backup labels by default as well.
>> >         basebackup_skip_path = $log_directory, $backup_label_files
>> >
>>
>> I hadn't considered any details, but yes, someting along that line.
>> And then you could also include arbitrary filenames or directories
>> should you want. E.g. if you use the data directory to store your
>> torrents or something.

>Man, that's a great idea.  Database servers have lots of diskspace in that partition, so it should work really well.
Thanks!

Yes, It sounds like a good idea. I will look into this and start working in sometime.

Thanks & Regards,
Vaishnavi
Fujitsu Australia




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