Re: FW: Setting up of PITR system.

If pg_start_backup is used correctly, no data pages will be written to disk
until pg_stop_backup is called, so this shouldn't be an issue - HOWEVER -
check that you're excluding your pg_xlog directory (within your database
directory) from the tar backup as these will be changing.

Whatever archive utility you're using, if a file is being changed at the
time of reading, it won't be archived correctly.

Andy

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From: pgsql-admin-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
[mailto:pgsql-admin-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Rajesh Kumar Mallah
Sent: Tuesday, 28 March, 2006 5:27 PM
To: Tom Lane
Cc: andy(dot)shellam(at)mailnetwork(dot)co(dot)uk; pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: FW: [ADMIN] Setting up of PITR system.

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secondly , i was asking about the tool for copying the
database directory not the one for archiving the logs.
when i use tar , it gives warning that the file changed
while it was reading the file, i need a tool that does not
give warning for this kind of activity.

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