Commit c3a7b057 authored by Tom Lane's avatar Tom Lane

Add a note about GNU tar's propensity to complain if a file changes

while tar is copying it.  This behavior is unhelpful when taking a base
backup.  Per gripe from Pallav Kalva back in April.
parent f72a342f
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<chapter id="backup">
<title>Backup and Restore</title>
......@@ -676,6 +676,15 @@ SELECT pg_stop_backup();
</orderedlist>
</para>
<para>
Some versions of GNU <application>tar</> consider it an error if a file
is changed while <application>tar</> is copying it. This case is normal,
and not an error, when taking a base backup of an active database.
Since ignoring all errors from <application>tar</> would be unwise,
you should either manually inspect <application>tar</>'s messages or
else use a different backup tool that does not complain about this case.
</para>
<para>
It is not necessary to be very concerned about the amount of time elapsed
between <function>pg_start_backup</> and the start of the actual backup,
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