Re: Using RSYNC for replication?

From: Lincoln Yeoh <lyeoh(at)pop(dot)jaring(dot)my>
To: Jason Hihn <jhihn1(at)umbc(dot)edu>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Using RSYNC for replication?
Date: 2003-01-28 06:09:42
Message-ID: 5.1.0.14.1.20030128140818.02cc5d00@mbox.jaring.my
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What about existing open transactions during the sync?

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At 11:56 PM 1/27/03 -0500, Jason Hihn wrote:

>In general, data is only added to a few tables in the database, with
>updates occuring infrequently to the rest. Rarely are deletes ever
>done. During the sync neither DB will change except as part of the rsync.
>
>I think this would be a quick, dirty, safe and efficient way to accomplish
>this without having to take down postmaster and send the whole shebang over.
>
>Are people using this? Will it work? Is it feasible? Thoughts?
>
>Many thanks in advance,
>-Jason
>
>
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