On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Kevin Grittner <kgrittn@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Jeff Janes wrote: > >> FATAL: requested recovery stop point is before consistent recovery point >> >> I don't understand why are you not getting this message. > > Is it before the point where pg_stop_backup() was run? It turns out that the I had requested a time before even pg_start_backup was run. If I pick a time between start and stop, then I see the original poster's symptoms. The database does not start, but gives no notice of the problem. Cheers, Jeff -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general