Re: pg_archivecleanup with multiple slaves - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Simon Riggs
Subject Re: pg_archivecleanup with multiple slaves
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Msg-id BANLkTincapSdDmrGAY6rCh0kwb5we3kVUA@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: pg_archivecleanup with multiple slaves  (Tim Lewis <Tim.Lewis@vialect.com>)
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On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Tim Lewis <Tim.Lewis@vialect.com> wrote:

> I don't actually use streaming replication, but what exactly is the problem
> with the hard link for each slave solution, and the slaves handling there
> own pg_archivecleanup?

Doing so creates a single point of failure.

We had problems with links in earlier versions, so we learned the hard
way to stay clear of them.

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