> The manual says: > >pg_is_in_backup() bool True if an on-line exclusive backup is still in progress. > > So clearly that is intentional. That could use some rephrasing, > though; a layman won't know what an "exclusive backup" is.
Heck, I don't understand what it is either.
Same here. Does it mean taking a backup not with pg_basebackup but by executing yourself external operations between pg_start/stop_backup calls?