The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      4566
Logged by:          Randy Isbell
Email address:      jisbell(at)cisco(dot)com
PostgreSQL version: 8.3.4
Operating system:   FreeBSD 6.2
Description:        pg_stop_backup() reports incorrect STOP WAL LOCATION
Details: 

An inconsistency exists between the segment name reported by
pg_stop_backup() and the actual WAL file name.  


SELECT pg_start_backup('filename'); 
	 pg_start_backup 
	-----------------
	 10/FE1E2BAC
	(1 row)

Later:
SELECT pg_stop_backup();
	 pg_stop_backup 
	----------------
	 10/FF000000
	(1 row)

The resulting *.backup file:

START WAL LOCATION: 10/FE1E2BAC (file 0000000200000010000000FE)
STOP WAL LOCATION: 10/FF000000 (file 0000000200000010000000FF)
CHECKPOINT LOCATION: 10/FE1E2BAC
START TIME: 2008-11-09 01:15:06 CST
LABEL: /bck/db/sn200811090115.tar.gz
STOP TIME: 2008-11-09 01:15:48 CST

In my 8.3.4 instance, WAL file naming occurs as:

...
0000000100000003000000FD
0000000100000003000000FE
000000010000000400000000
000000010000000400000001
...

WAL files never end in 'FF'.  This causes a problem when trying to collect
the ending WAL file for backup.

- r.

Responses

• Re: BUG #4566: pg_stop_backup() reports incorrect STOP WAL LOCATION at 2008-12-06 04:29:10 from Fujii Masao
• Re: [BUGS] BUG #4566: pg_stop_backup() reports incorrect STOP WAL LOCATION at 2010-02-04 07:28:03 from Fujii Masao

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