When I login as user postgres, I can copy the files without any problem. Here is the error message (translated as it appears in German in my log files): >>copy pg_xlog\myfile C:\Archive\DBArchive\myfile<< failed: error code 1 >>copy pg_xlog\myfile C:\Archive\DBArchive\myfile<< failed: error code 1 >>copy pg_xlog\myfile C:\Archive\DBArchive\myfile<< failed: error code 1 WARNING: transaction log file could not be archived: too many errors Christian Rengstl M.A. Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II Kardiologie - Forschung Universitätsklinikum Regensburg B3 1.388 Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11 93053 Regensburg Tel.: +49-941-944-7230 >>> On Mon, Dec 3, 2007 at 11:27 PM, in message <475482CB.9090701@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Paul Lambert <paul.lambert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Christian Rengstl wrote: >> Hi list, >> >> a have a problem using the following archiving command on windows: >> 'copy %p C:\\Archive\\DBArchive\\%f' >> The error message i get is saying that the file could not be copied >> because of error code 1. The strange thing is that in the archive >> directory there are files that were copied one or two weeks ago and >> since then i have not change the command. >> >> Thanks for any advice! >> >> > > It would help to paste the actual error message, not your description of > the error message. > > Have you checked that the postgres user has full control over the > DBArchive directory and that there is available space on the disk? > > -- > Paul Lambert > Database Administrator > AutoLedgers - A Reynolds & Reynolds Company ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match