David Steele wrote: > This patch attempts to document the limitations of the exclusive mode.
Thanks! > + <para> > + The primary issue with the exclusive method is that the > + <filename>backup_label</filename> file is written into the data > directory > + when <function>pg_start_backup</function> is called and remains until > + <function>pg_stop_backup</function> is called. If > + <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> or the host terminates abnormally There should be a comma at the end of this line. > + then <filename>backup_label</filename> will be left in the data > directory > + and <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> will not start. A log message You should say "*may* not start", because it will if the WAL segment is still there. > + recommends that <filename>backup_label</filename> be removed if not > + restoring from a backup. > + </para> Yours, Laurenz Albe