Re: pg_basebackup: error: could not create directory

On Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 3:41 AM Samir Mamun <samir(dot)mamun(dot)sn(at)fujifilm(dot)com>
wrote:

> Hi,
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> Need help with replication setup, pg_basebackup failing with:
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> pg_basebackup -P -R -X stream -c fast -h <node_name> -U <user_name> -p
> <port#> -D <dat_location> -v
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> Password:
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> pg_basebackup: initiating base backup, waiting for checkpoint to complete
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> pg_basebackup: checkpoint completed
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> pg_basebackup: write-ahead log start point: 6/67000028 on timeline 2
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> pg_basebackup: starting background WAL receiver
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> pg_basebackup: created temporary replication slot "pg_basebackup_3720137"
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> pg_basebackup: error: could not create directory "……": File exists
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It's explicitly telling you the problem: a file already exists in the
replicated $PGDATA.

> pg_basebackup: removing contents of data directory "…………"
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> pg_basebackup: changes to tablespace directories will not be undone
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