"Donald Fraser" <postgres(at)kiwi-fraser(dot)net> writes:
> We have been testing the on-line backup of PostgreSQL and after issuing a
> pg_stop_backup() PostgreSQL is still using the archive command, as set in
> postgresql.conf, for every new WAL block generated.
Um ... why would that surprise you? That facility is designed for
continuous archiving of WAL. If you want to make a one-shot dump,
pg_dump is a much better tool.
regards, tom lane