Greetings, * Ron (ronljohnsonjr@xxxxxxxxx) wrote: > On 1/24/19 7:26 AM, Stephen Frost wrote: > >* Ron (ronljohnsonjr@xxxxxxxxx) wrote: > >>The backups partition is running out of disk space, and I need to delete the > >>only backup. > >> > >>$ pgbackrest expire --stanza=localhost --retention-full=0 > >>ERROR: [032]: '0' is out of range for 'repo1-retention-full' option > >Yeah, pgbackrest doesn't ever really think you want to get rid of *all* > >of your backups. :) > > It's rare, but *is* occasionally needed. > > >>So, in version 2.07, what's the secret sauce for deleting that final copy? > >If this is the only backup and the only cluster being backed up into > >that repository, you could just nuke the whole repo and recreate it with > >stanza-create once you're ready to have backups again.. > > That occurred to me while lying in bed. Use "stanza-delete"? That's another option, though you'll have to use --force unless you're also shutting PG down. Thanks! Stephen
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