> On Fri, 26 May 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Seems a typical file system backup is fine on an idle database, right?
>
> I think it is a good idea to backup pg_log first, then the rest.
> Then you should imho be safe even if load is heavy.
> No vacuum until finished of course.
You know, that was always my assumption too, that doing pg_log first
made things safer. I am not sure if it is 100% safe, though.
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