Hi All, I have Postgres 9.3 on Ubuntu 14.04 set up in a master/slave configuration with streaming replication. On the master I ran `sudo service postgresql stop` and then on the slave I ran `sudo touch $trigger_file`. Now the slave seems to be running fine, but I'm trying to figure out the process for getting things back to normal. I think it is roughly like this, but I'd love for someone to confirm: 1. Change each server's {postgresql,recovery}.conf so the (old) slave will replicate back to the (old) master. Restart the (old) slave, then start the (old) master. 2. Once the (old) master has caught up, run `sudo service postgresql stop` on the (old) slave, then `sudo touch $trigger_file` on the (old) master. Now the (old) master is a master again. 3. Change each server's {postgresql,recovery}.conf files to their original settings. Restart the master, then start the slave. Will this work? What if there were changes on the master that didn't get replicated before I originally shut it down? (Or does using init.d delay shutdown until all WAL updates have made it out?) Is there a better way to do it? Do I need to wipe the (old) master and use pg_dump/pg_restore before I bring it back up? If it helps, here is my postgresql.conf on the master: archive_mode = on archive_command = 'rsync -aq -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" %p 10.0.21.10:/secure/pgsql/archive/%f' archive_timeout = 3600 Here is postgresql.conf on the slave: hot_standby = on and recovery.conf on the slave: standby_mode = 'on' primary_conninfo = 'XXXXXXX' trigger_file = '/secure/pgsql/main/trigger' restore_command = 'cp /secure/pgsql/archive/%f %p' archive_cleanup_command = '/usr/lib/postgresql/9.3/bin/pg_archivecleanup /secure/pgsql/archive/ %r' Thanks, Paul -- _________________________________ Pulchritudo splendor veritatis. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general