On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 01:48:13PM +0900, Fujii Masao wrote: > In 9.0, recovery doesn't read a backup history file. That FATAL error happens > if recovery ends before it reads the WAL record which was generated by > pg_stop_backup(). IOW, recovery gets the recovery ending location from WAL > record not backup history file. Since you didn't run pg_stop_backup() and > there > is no WAL record containing the recovery ending location, you got that error. > > If you want to take hot backup from the standby, you need to do the procedure > explained in > http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Incrementally_Updated_Backups
one more question. how come that I can use this backup to make standalone pg, and it starts without any problem, but when I start it as sr slave, let it run for some time, and then promote to standalone, it breaks? Best regards, depesz -- The best thing about modern society is how easy it is to avoid contact with it. http://depesz.com/ -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers