Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakan...@enterprisedb.com> writes:
> Hmm, we could throw an error in the standby, when we see a shutdown
> checkpoint while we're waiting for an end-backup record. If the database
> was shut down before pg_stop_backup(), we know that the backup was
> cancelled and the end-backup record we're waiting for will never arrive.
Isn't the above statement complete nonsense? There's nothing to stop
the DBA from issuing pg_stop_backup() after he restarts the master.
regards, tom lane
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