I see in the pg_dump manual page:
pg_dump makes consistent backups even if the database is
being used concurrently. pg_dump does not block other
users accessing the database (readers or writers).
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> Jon Watte ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) reports a bug
> with a severity of 2 The lower the number the more severe it
> is.
>
> Short Description Transaction Archival Logging -- Hot Backups
>
> Long Description I see no mention of transaction archival logging
> in the documentation.
>
> This means that, even though you support correct transaction
> rollback semantics, to back up the database in a consistent
> manner, I have to take it offline and backup all the files.
>
> Either I'm missing something (and I did a documentation, FAQ
> and Todo search) or it's not currently possibly to actually put
> Postgres into a 24/7 production environment?
>
> Sample Code
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