Adrian Klaver wrote: > On 08/07/2015 07:20 AM, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > >Leo Baltus wrote: > >>Hi, > >> > >>While backing up some postgresql-8.4.2 instances using > >>pg_start_backup()/pg_stop_backup() > > > >8.4.2 was released in 2009, so you're missing all the bugfixes till July > >2014 which is when the 8.4 branch was dropped out of support -- which > >means you're also missing bugfixes from that point onwards. I think you > >need to jump to 8.4.22 (the last one in that release) because this might > >be a fixed bug; and you should consider moving to one of the supported > >branches very soon, at least 9.0 but that one's going to lose support > >soon too so I may suggest something even newer. > > That being said, I thought: > > file has vanished: "............./data/pg_subtrans/3A37" > > would not be a bug but normal behavior. Well, it's true that pg_subtrans files vanish during regular running. WAL replay of the resulting backup *should* work fine regardless, and this is just rsync being paranoid, but I'm not sure that it *actually* works. -- Álvaro Herrera http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
