Hi,
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2010-05/msg00921.php
>>> (2)
>>> pg_ctl -ms stop emits the following warning whenever there is the
>>> backup_label file in $PGDATA.
>>>
>>> WARNING: online backup mode is active
>>> Shutdown will not complete until pg_stop_backup() is called.
>>>
>>> This warning doesn't fit in with the shutdown during recovery case.
>>> Since smart shutdown might be requested by other than pg_ctl, the
>>> warning should be emitted in server side rather than client, I think.
>>> How about moving the warning to the server side?
>>
>> Hmm, I'm not sure whether that's a good idea or not. Perhaps we
>> should discuss for 9.1?
>
> Okay, this is not a critical problem.
Let's revisit this issue. The problem here is that pg_ctl might emit
the following warning messages when it shuts down the standby server.
This is very strange thing since online backup mode is never active
in the standby.
WARNING: online backup mode is active
Shutdown will not complete until pg_stop_backup() is called.
Another problem is that the above useful messages are not emitted
when shutdown is requested by other than pg_ctl.
The attached patch moves the warning from pg_ctl to the server side
and makes postmaster emit it only when online backup mode is really
active. This can urge users to call pg_stop_backup to complete smart
shutdown whenever it's requested during online backup. I added the
patch into the next CF.
Comments?
Regards,
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Fujii Masao
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
NTT Open Source Software Center