Hello > But we already have ALTER SYSTEM, so why do we need to write it again? > You just need to check whether the system is running: if it is, connect > and do "ALTER SYSTEM". If it isn't, do `echo ALTER SYSTEM | postgres > --single`.
Is this approach still possible for pg_basebackup --format=tar ? For "pg_basebackup -D - --format=tar" ? regards, Sergei