On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I hope PostgreSQL will provide a reliable archiving facility that is ready >> to use. > > +1. I think we should have a way to set an archive DIRECTORY, rather > than an archive command. And if you set it, then PostgreSQL should > just do all of that stuff correctly, without any help from the user. > Of course, some users will want to archive to a remote machine via ssh > or rsync or what-have-you, and those users will need to provide their > own tools. But it's got to be pretty common to archive to a local > path that happens to be a remote mount, or to a local directory whose > contents are subsequently copied off by a batch job. Making that work > nicely with near-zero configuration would be a significant advance.
That, or provide a standard archive command that takes the directory as argument? I bet we have tons of those available among us users... -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
