On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 08:43:00PM -0400, Stephen Frost wrote: > Do not try to implement an incremental backup solution using > simple/naive tools like rsync with timestamp-based incrementals. It is > not safe. ... as long as the server is *running*. So, "stop" the server when using $RSYNC for $BACKUP. After which the OPs question becomes entirely independant from PostgreSQL as such, of course. Karsten -- GPG key ID E4071346 @ eu.pool.sks-keyservers.net E167 67FD A291 2BEA 73BD 4537 78B9 A9F9 E407 1346 -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general