Hi Sam, Thank your sharing this script. > Here's a script to make your backup and rsync it to a remote destination: > #!/bin/bash > echo "checkpoint" > echo "CHECKPOINT;" | /local/pkg/bin/psql template1 > echo "start backup" > echo "SELECT pg_start_backup('cisoradr:/cis/pgsql/katana7/backup');" | /local/pkg/bin/psql template1 > echo "rsync" > /local/pkg/bin/rsync --delete -azxH /local/app/postgres/data pgsql@cisoradr-ext:/cis/pgsql/katana7/backup/. > echo "Stop backup" > echo "SELECT pg_stop_backup();" | /local/pkg/bin/psql template1 -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin