Christian Kastner wrote: > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > What PostgreSQL version are you using? I know the *.backup file removal > > was added in 8.1: > > > > * Remove old "*.backup" files when we do pg_stop_backup() (Bruce) > > This prevents a large number of "*.backup" files from existing in > > "/pg_xlog". > > > > but the existance of the files should not cause problems. > > It's 8.1.4, running on FC 5. > > It does not cause any active problems, but the WAL archiving fails until > the *.backup and *.done files are removed manually, after which all the > "ready" WAL segments are archived away normally. > > The script I supply to archive_command just mounts a windows share, > performs a cp (similar to the example in the PITR doc) and unmounts the > share again.
Try removing the mount/unmount --- just keep the share mounted all the time and see if it works. I think the archive system believes it can do concurrent archive commands as long as different file names are used. -- Bruce Momjian [EMAIL PROTECTED] EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
