Hi all I would like to known what's best way to manage the WAL. Let's me explain : at beginning I do something like psql -c "select pg_start_backup('complete');" rsync /pgsql backup_server: psql -c "select pg_stop_backup();" and I backup /WAL directory but after sometime the /WAL directory become big. So can I do something like postgresql stop rm /WAL/* postgresql start psql -c "select pg_start_backup('complete');" rsync /pgsql backup_server: psql -c "select pg_stop_backup();" and continu to backup /WAL ? Regards. JAS -- Albert SHIH SIO batiment 15 Observatoire de Paris Meudon 5 Place Jules Janssen 92195 Meudon Cedex Heure local/Local time: Jeu 11 fév 2010 23:28:31 CET -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin