On 2019-03-20 14:42, Magnus Hagander wrote: > But that would be factually incorrect and backwards, so it seems like a > terrible idea, at least when it comes to manual. If you are doing it > manually, it's a lot *easier* to do it right with the non-exclusive > mode, because you can easily keep one psql and one shell open. And > that's safe.
The scenario I have in mind is, a poorly maintained server, nothing installed, can't install anything (no internet connection, license expired), flaky network, you fear it's going to fail soon, you need to take a backup. The simplest procedure would appear to be: start backup mode, copy files away, stop backup mode. Anything else that involves holding a session open over there for the whole time is way more fragile unless proper preparations have been made (and even then). So I don't know what you want to call that scenario, but I would feel more comfortable having these basic tools available in a bind. -- Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
