Evan Rempel wrote: > Now to the question. > > Once the archive_command starts lying about its success, postgresql deletes > a number of the xlog files that it has been told have been successfuly archived. > Why does it do this? Can I control it? Can I turn it off? Because they're no longer needed. If you want to keep those files, make the archive_command not lie. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support