Poul Kristensen <bcc5226@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > No, it is turned off. > Nothing in the "standby section" in postgresql.conf is turned on. Then it's behaving as expected for a cold standby server, I think. It's going to stay in this state until told to promote. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin