Re: Further Hot Standby documentation required

Simon Riggs wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 10:50 +0100, Simon Riggs wrote:
>> On Mon, 2010-05-03 at 12:17 +0300, Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
>>
>>>>> * wal_level doesn't describe what the impacts are on a standby if the
>>>>> level is changed on the primary, nor is there a caution or a warning of
>>>>> any kind. For example, if a standby is setup with hot_standby = on and
>>>>> the primary is set wal_level = archive, does the standby start working
>>>>> if the primary changes wal_level = hot_standby? What happens if the
>>>>> primary is set wal_level = hot_standby and is then changed to archive?
>>> Hmm, feels like it should rather be documented in the hot_standby
>>> setting, it affects the standby not the master after all.
>> Danger of action at a distance. The change is on the master, but the
>> effect is on the standby. The person changing the master must be warned
>> of the danger that they will bring down the standby, so it must go with
>> the parameter, not only with the HS docs.
>
> Don't really understand why you left that bit out.
>
> Are you just leaving this for me, or is there a specific objection to
> adding the warning?

Sorry, I just didn't have the time & energy to figure out what to do
about that. Feel free to fix as you see fit.

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Heikki Linnakangas
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