OK, this is news to me, I recall that last looking at the configuration docs it was start-up time, but I might be wrong.
[looking up the docs] OK, citing the 8.1 online docs: 17.5.3. Archiving archive_command (string) The shell command to execute to archive a completed segment of the WAL file series. If this is an empty string (the default), WAL archiving is disabled. Any %p in the string is replaced by the absolute path of the file to archive, and any %f is replaced by the file name only. Use %% to embed an actual % character in the command. For more information see Section 23.3.1. This option can only be set at server start or in the postgresql.conf ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ file. It is important for the command to return a zero exit status if and only if it succeeds. Examples: archive_command = 'cp "%p" /mnt/server/archivedir/"%f"' archive_command = 'copy "%p" /mnt/server/archivedir/"%f"' # Windows It's at least confusing... it does say "or in the postgresql.conf file" too, but I must have overlooked that... and the "only" word is really confusing there. [looking at: http://www.powerpostgresql.com/Downloads/annotated_conf_80.html] OK, this is what confused me. The annotated conf file states it's a startup time parameter. Well, good to know it's not... Actually, my needs of PITR/standby building are mostly solved by now, but it's sure not an easy ride, and I really wonder if there is any readily available script bundle to do it for a windows server... Maybe a standby-building-tutorial is all what is needed... Cheers, Csaba. > Much of your difficulty seems to come from your thinking that this > parameter requires a restart. It doesn't - check it out. > > The script need not be complex, you only need to put a wait loop in the > restore script so that it waits for the next log file. > > Best Regards, Simon Riggs > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq