diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html index ee083875e2..3935649b04 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@

PostgreSQL TODO List

Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
-Last updated: Mon Apr 18 10:42:34 EDT 2005 +Last updated: Mon Apr 18 11:03:14 EDT 2005

The most recent version of this document can be viewed at the PostgreSQL web
site, http://www.PostgreSQL.org. @@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ first. logs

Currently only full WAL files are archived. This means that the most recent transactions aren't available for recovery in case of a disk - failure. + failure. This could be triggered by a user command or a timer.

-
  • Force archiving of partially-full WAL files when pg_stop_backup() is - called or the server is stopped +
  • Automatically force archiving of partially-filled WAL files when + pg_stop_backup() is called or the server is stopped

    Doing this will allow administrators to know more easily when the archive contins all the files needed for point-in-time recovery.

    diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml index 1a5d1c66c3..65cb4c6297 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ Backup and Restore @@ -741,10 +741,10 @@ SELECT pg_stop_backup(); 0000000100001234000055CD.007C9330.backup. (The second number in the file name stands for an exact position within the WAL file, and can ordinarily be ignored.) Once you have safely archived - the WAL segment files used during the file system backup (as - specified in the backup history file), you can delete all archived - WAL segments with names numerically less. Keep in mind that only - completed WAL segment files are archived, so there will be delay + the file system backup and the WAL segment files used during the + backup (as specified in the backup history file), you can delete all + archived WAL segments with names numerically less. Keep in mind that + only completed WAL segment files are archived, so there will be delay between running pg_stop_backup and the archiving of all WAL segment files needed to make the file system backup consistent.