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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml index 21094c6a9d0..c5557d5444e 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml @@ -640,6 +640,15 @@ test ! -f /mnt/server/archivedir/00000001000000A900000065 && cp pg_wal/0 </para> <para> + When the archive command is terminated by a signal (other than + <systemitem>SIGTERM</systemitem> that is used as part of a server + shutdown) or an error by the shell with an exit status greater than + 125 (such as command not found), the archiver process aborts and gets + restarted by the postmaster. In such cases, the failure is + not reported in <xref linkend="pg-stat-archiver-view"/>. + </para> + + <para> The archive command should generally be designed to refuse to overwrite any pre-existing archive file. This is an important safety feature to preserve the integrity of your archive in case of administrator error |