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Re: pg_basebackup: could not get transaction log end position from server: FATAL: could not open file "./pg_hba.conf~": Permission denied - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andres Freund
Subject Re: pg_basebackup: could not get transaction log end position from server: FATAL: could not open file "./pg_hba.conf~": Permission denied
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Msg-id 20140516154842.GL23662@alap3.anarazel.de
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In response to Re: pg_basebackup: could not get transaction log end position from server: FATAL: could not open file "./pg_hba.conf~": Permission denied  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
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Hi,

On 2014-05-16 08:45:12 -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Software is supposed to make our lives easier, not harder. I should be able
> to evaluate the errors for the conditions they create. This is why rsync is
> and for the forseeable future will be king for creating base backups.

It's dangerous to ignore errors rsync errors other than 'file
vanished'. This hardly is an argument for your position.

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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