Re: Time travel? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Kevin Grittner
Subject Re: Time travel?
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In response to Time travel?  (Melvin Davidson <melvin6925@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Time travel?  (Thomas Munro <thomas.munro@enterprisedb.com>)
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On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 2:06 PM, Melvin Davidson <melvin6925@gmail.com> wrote:

> I am using PostgreSQL 9.4.0 (Yes, I know 9.4.9 is most recent but
> it's out of my control)

As long as the decision-maker is aware that 9.4.0 has known bugs
(fixed in later minor releases) that can render the database
unusable without warning...

> How is it possible for the WAL file to be accessed BEFORE it was
> created?

Perhaps renaming it counts as "creation" without affecting access
time.

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Kevin Grittner
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The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company


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