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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml index ac442b81a5d..c5cfa87d35e 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml @@ -83,8 +83,14 @@ PostgreSQL documentation </listitem> <listitem> <para> - If you are using <literal>-X none</literal>, there is no guarantee that all - WAL files required for the backup are archived at the end of backup. + <application>pg_basebackup</application> cannot force the standby + to switch to a new WAL file at the end of backup. + When you are using <literal>-X none</literal>, if write activity on + the primary is low, <application>pg_basebackup</application> may + need to wait a long time for the last WAL file required for the backup + to be switched and archived. In this case, it may be useful to run + <function>pg_switch_wal</function> on the primary in order to + trigger an immediate WAL file switch. </para> </listitem> <listitem> |