pg_start_backup without WAL archiving

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pg_start_backup without WAL archiving
Date: 2007-11-25 14:24:06
Message-ID: 200711251524.08249.peter_e@gmx.net
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Why is it not allowed to call pg_start_backup when WAL archiving is off?
Wouldn't this be useful as a discrete file system backup without PITR
capability?

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Peter Eisentraut
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