Re: Move pgBackrest repo?

From: Greg Sabino Mullane <htamfids(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Colin 't Hart" <colinthart(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL General <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Move pgBackrest repo?
Date: 2026-01-14 16:29:29
Message-ID: CAKAnmm+M5DH_hj2brsPuzJvg3ndhODMZcpuGJY+1k+D2v2ZWPw@mail.gmail.com
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On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 10:24 AM Colin 't Hart <colinthart(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

>
> What is the best way to move a pgBackrest repo?
>

* rsync to get things mostly copied
* use 'pgbackrest stop' to prevent it from running
* verify no pgbackrest processes still going
* update the conf file to point to the new dir
* final rsync
* rename the old repo dir so nothing writes to it by accident
* use 'pgbackrest start'

Cheers,
Greg

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