Hi. You have deleted the node from BDR setup, but you still have to delete it from the postgres logical replication: SELECT * FROM pg_replication_slots; SELECT pg_drop_replication_slot('YOURSLOT'); As a remark, based on my BDR experience, when your cluster has been damaged, your best option is to rebuild it. Saludos, Alvaro Aguayo Jefe de Operaciones Open Comb Systems E.I.R.L. (+51-1) 337-7813 Anexo 4002 www.ocs.pe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Fink, PDF" <daniel.fink@xxxxxxx> To: "pgsql-general" <pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, 12 February, 2019 09:52:09 Subject: BDR 1.0: background worker wants to start that should not be there Hi all, After I used bdr.bdr_part_by_node_names(*p_nodes text[]*) and removed the nodes from bdr.bdr_nodes table I still get log errors about the nonexistent pg_replication_slot: < 2019-02-12 06:26:21.166 PST >LOG: starting background worker process "bdr (6208877715678412212,1,22576474,)->bdr (6449651545875285115" How does postgresql deduce which workers need starting? Is there a table I am missing? Best Regards, *DANIEL FINK* *Senior Software Engineer* *tel* (+49) 89.767062.20 *fax*(+49) 89.767062.11 email daniel.fink@xxxxxxx *PDF Solutions GmbH* * (**a PDF Solutions Company)* Managing Director: Kimon Michaels Schwanthalerstr. 10 D-80336 München, Germany München HRB 87307 DE 128214899 *www.pdf.com <http://www.pdf.com/>* -- This message may contain confidential and privileged information. If it has been sent to you in error, please reply to advise the sender of the error and then immediately permanently delete it and all attachments to it from your systems. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, copy, disclose or otherwise use this message or any attachments to it. The sender disclaims any liability for such unauthorized use. PLEASE NOTE that all incoming e-mails sent to PDF e-mail accounts will be archived and may be scanned by us and/or by external service providers to detect and prevent threats to our systems, investigate illegal or inappropriate behavior, and/or eliminate unsolicited promotional e-mails (“spam”). If you have any concerns about this process, please contact us at legal.department@xxxxxxx <mailto:legal.department@xxxxxxx>.