On 04/19/2011 05:29 PM, rudi wrote:
> $ psql -c "SELECT pg_start_backup('switchover base backup')"
> $ rsync -av /var/lib/postgresql/9.0/main/ --delete --exclude server.crt
> --exclude server.key --exclude recovery.* --exclude postmaster.pid
> --exclude archive $FORMER_MASTER_ADDRESS:/var/lib/postgresql/9.0/main/
> $ psql -c "SELECT pg_stop_backup()"
No, it doesn't work. The slave is stuck in "archive recovery":
Database cluster state: in archive recovery
and doesn't accept connections:
2011-04-20 10:17:00 CEST:[local]:u(at)postgres:[13099] FATAL: the database
system is starting up
even if is a hot standby.
I really can't find a way to do a safe switchover.
--
rd
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