"Disable archive_command initially and update it after stanza creation"

Author: whispin

scripts/backup-functions.sh

@@ -388,6 +388,23 @@ EOF
     fi
 
     log "INFO" "Pgbackrest stanza created successfully"
+    
+    # Now update the archive_command to use pgbackrest
+    log "INFO" "Updating archive_command in postgresql.conf..."
+    local pgdata="${PGDATA:-/var/lib/postgresql/data}"
+    
+    # Update the archive_command to use pgbackrest
+    sed -i "s|archive_command = '/bin/true'|archive_command = 'pgbackrest --stanza=${stanza_name} archive-push %p'|g" "$pgdata/postgresql.conf"
+    
+    # Reload PostgreSQL configuration
+    log "INFO" "Reloading PostgreSQL configuration..."
+    su-exec postgres pg_ctl reload -D "$pgdata"
+    
+    # Verify the archive_command was updated
+    log "INFO" "Verifying archive_command configuration..."
+    archive_cmd_check=$(su-exec postgres psql -d "$pg_database" -t -c "SHOW archive_command;" 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^[ \t]*//;s/[ \t]*$//')
+    log "INFO" "Current archive_command: $archive_cmd_check"
+    
     return 0
 }
 

scripts/docker-entrypoint.sh

@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ start_postgresql() {
         # Enable WAL archiving for pgBackRest (CRITICAL for backup functionality)
         echo "wal_level = replica" >> "$PGDATA/postgresql.conf"
         echo "archive_mode = on" >> "$PGDATA/postgresql.conf"
-        echo "archive_command = 'pgbackrest --stanza=${PGBACKREST_STANZA:-main} archive-push %p'" >> "$PGDATA/postgresql.conf"
+        # Initially disable archive_command until stanza is created
+        echo "archive_command = '/bin/true'" >> "$PGDATA/postgresql.conf"
         echo "max_wal_senders = 3" >> "$PGDATA/postgresql.conf"
         echo "wal_keep_size = 1GB" >> "$PGDATA/postgresql.conf"
 
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ EOSQL
             echo "wal_level = replica" >> "$PGDATA/postgresql.conf"
         fi
         if ! grep -q "archive_command" "$PGDATA/postgresql.conf"; then
-            echo "archive_command = 'pgbackrest --stanza=${PGBACKREST_STANZA:-main} archive-push %p'" >> "$PGDATA/postgresql.conf"
+            echo "archive_command = '/bin/true'" >> "$PGDATA/postgresql.conf"
         fi
 
         # Start PostgreSQL again