someone wrote: >>> Can I shutdown Server B (backup/recovery postmaster) simply by >>> killing the postmaster and restart it back in recovery mode to >>> continue re-syncing where it left off? Or does stopping Server B >>> while in recovery mode require any manual re-sync steps before it can >>> resume recovery? >> >> I think you'll need to redo the whole process : restore the full data >> backup, create the recovery.conf file, etc. No, you don't. The server can continue replaying files. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support