> Database backup in heavy loaded environment sometimes fails with the > following error: > > pg_dump: [parallel archiver] could not write to output file: Success > > Subsequent rerun of the pg_dump solves that problem. > More elegant and reliable solution: WRITE_ERROR_EXIT macro replacement in > ahwrite() function at src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c source file. > There can be some error checking instead of this macro.
Yeah, I noticed this and similar lacks of error checks in pg_dump in code review, which I didn't get around to patching. Care to submit a patch? -- Álvaro Herrera http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
