Greg Smith wrote:
> > 1) On "pg_ctl stop|restart -m smart", check if online backup is
> > in progress and do not shutdown in this case (treat the online
> > backup like an open connection).
>
> As long as you give a warning as to the cause. While you're in there, I
> think more output in general about the reason why a smart shutdown failed
> would be nice as well.
I'll look what I can do.
> > 2) On "pg_ctl stop|restart -m fast", remove backup_label after
> > the server has been brought down successfully.
>
> And you need a warning here as well about this fact. I think the actual
> details associated with that label should be both printed and put into the
> logs at this time, so you know which backup you just hosed.
Sounds right.
> Maybe the label file could get renamed instead?
I agree.
> There are three options here for how "-m fast" could handle things:
>
> 1) Warning, remove backup label.
I prefer that.
Thanks for the feedback,
Laurenz Albe