Very helpful. On Wed, Aug 28, 2024 at 5:51 PM Greg Sabino Mullane <htamf...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2024 at 1:39 AM KK CHN <kkchn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> In this DB server I have other databases than the default "edb" >> database. Specifying the above line as pg1-database=edb // I am >> not sure this line is necessary or not ? >> > > The pgbackrest process needs to connect to the database, which means it > needs a user and database. You need this variable if you do not have the > default database, "postgres". If you have a database named postgres, you > can leave this out. Otherwise, yes, it is necessary. > > pg1-database=edb // specifying like this, will it block other databases >> on this server to get backed up ? IF yes how can I overcome this ? >> > > pgBackRest works on a cluster level, so *all* the databases are backed up. > Indeed, it is not possible to only backup some of the databases. It's the > whole cluster. > > ( I am just learning and exploring PgbackRest) found online some >> reference configurations so using like this ) > > > Probably best to stick to the official docs; this section in particular is > worth a read: > > https://pgbackrest.org/user-guide-rhel.html > > Cheers, > Greg > > >
