On Tue, 2010-03-02 at 13:13 +0000, Greg Stark wrote: > On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Simon Riggs <si...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > >> > Setting archive_mode to a command that does nothing but return true, > >> > e.g. /bin/true, > >> > >> "return true" seems ambiguous for me. How about writing clearly > >> "return a zero exit status" instead? > > > > Docs are already quite clear on that point. I think we should avoid > > specifying it twice. > > > > Why do we disallow turning off archive_mode anyways?
Because it is needed for safety and nobody has got around to coding the idea of turning it on/off during normal running, which is possible, with appropriate care. > I understand not > turning it on -- though even that would be nice if it "took effect > after the next checkpoint" but turning it off should always be safe, > no? We don't support that behaviour in parameters. -- Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
