On 2015-09-24 03:55, maxiangqian wrote: > when I use tar to online backup ,It has an error: > > /bin/tar: Removing leading `/' from member names This is not an error, more like a warning. GNU tar doesn't not store the full path in the tar file, but a relative path, as full paths are considered dangerous (easier to overwrite existing data by mistake). > /bin/tar: /data/test/PG_9.0_201008051/20001/24500001: Cannot stat: No such > file or directory > > /bin/tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > > > and /data/test/PG_9.0_201008051/20001/24500001 file is not exist. > It looks like you are trying to make a filesystem backup while the files are still being updated. In order to make a filesystem backup you need to either: - shutdown the database - run "pg_start_backup" (make SURE that you run pg_stop_backup" when done) http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/backup-file.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/continuous-archiving.html#BACKUP-TIPS -- http://yves.zioup.com gpg: 4096R/32B0F416 -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general