Re: wal logging

thanks for the info.
what is the utility of WAL logging in postgres 7.3

thanks,
kailash

On 6/17/05, thomas(dot)revell(at)powerconv(dot)alstom(dot)com <
thomas(dot)revell(at)powerconv(dot)alstom(dot)com> wrote:
>
> Database recovery from write ahead logs is only supported in PostgreSQL
> 8.0.0 and later.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> hi
>
> I have to setup some backup policies for our postgres server.
> I had a few queries regarding corruption of database.
> what are the steps to be followed in postgres regarding logical
> corruption, instance failures, block corruption, log corruption?
>
> I am using postgres 7.3.9
> I was checking out WAL logging. I enabled WAL logging in postgres.conf
> I found the logs in the pg_xlog directory but don't know how to recover it
>
> thanks,
> kailash
>
>
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