Re: Cannot take base backup of a master database - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Terry Khatri
Subject Re: Cannot take base backup of a master database
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Msg-id CANH4f+gNadHA0BhJAP3eWoKjPmfr9J=jZZ_SZPqHg6Y82CkxdA@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Cannot take base backup of a master database  (Terry Khatri <terrykhatri531@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Cannot take base backup of a master database  (Lukasz Brodziak <lukasz.brodziak@gmail.com>)
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On 5 November 2012 22:05, Lukasz Brodziak <lukasz.brodziak@gmail.com> wrote:
2012/11/5 Terry Khatri <terrykhatri531@gmail.com>:
> Hi
>
> When I tried to take a base backup of the master database I go the following
> message:
>
>
>
> $ pg_basebackup. -U sns84 -h 192.168.56.10 -D ccslave
>
> pg_basebackup: directory "/usr/local/pgsql/master/pg_tblspc" exists but is
> not empty
>
>
>
>
> Any I idea how I can fix it - please help
> Thanks
> T
Hi,

To my knowledge of the topic the pg_tblspc directory should be empty
unless you create a tablespace yourself using CREATE TABLESPACE
command. The directory then stores the symbolic link to the
user-created tablespace which points to a location specified in above
mentioned command. The names of the files inside the folder are
consistent with namespaces' OIDs. I would assume that the tablespace
file that is stored in your pg_tblspc folder making it 'present and
not empty' is the file connected to the tablespace which was the topic
of this whole discussion. Check the folder to verify my assumption.
Hope this helps
Cheers

Hi
Thanks for your quick response, new tablespaces were indeed created in that folder in the master database but why it should now prevent me from taking a basebackup to setup another slave ? 
Thanks
T


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