Re: About backups - Mailing list pgsql-general

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In response to Re: About backups  (Guillaume Lelarge <guillaume.lelarge@dalibo.com>)
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On Thu, Jan 28, 2026 at 8:32 PM Guillaume Lelarge
<guillaume.lelarge@dalibo.com> wrote:
> Doesn't matter at all. You'll get a consistent backup.

But be aware of not MVCC-safe commands like TRUNCATE.
If transaction with such command intersect with beginning of backup,
then it may be not consistent.
It will see effects of TRUNCATE, but will not see effects of other
commands in such transaction.



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