On April 10, 2006 09:28 am, "Just Someone" <just.some@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I implemented wal archiving and it seems to be working. The segments > are being copied by the shell script, and in the pg_log file I see > this line: > > LOG: archived transaction log file "000000010000001D00000096" > > But the file is still int he pg_xlog directory. In the documentation I > read that it might either delete or recycle the segment files. As I > still see it in the directory, I want to make absolutely sure my > archiving is working correctly. > > So my question is: Is what I'm seeing meaning the WAL archiving is > working? Or should I expect the file to be deleted? > If the file is showing up in your archive target location, it's working. The file will remain in the pg_xlog directory for some time, and then eventually be recycled. Based on the message, I would say it's working fine. -- Alan
