Re: Backup of live database

Brian Modra wrote:
> Hi,
> If tar reports that a file was modified while it was being archived,
> does that mean that the file was archived correctly, or is it corrupted
> in the archive?
> Does tar take a snapshot of the file so that even if it is modified, at
> least the archive is safe?

You can not use tar to backup postgresql if it is running.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/backup.html

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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