<literal>blackhole</literal>, the backup data is not sent

anywhere; it is simply discarded.

</para>

<para>

The <literal>server</literal> target requires superuser privilege or

being granted the <literal>pg_write_server_files</literal> role.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<literal>server:/some/path</literal>, the backup will be stored on

the machine where the server is running in the

<literal>/some/path</literal> directory. Storing a backup on the

server requires superuser privileges. If the target is set to

server requires superuser privileges or being granted the

<literal>pg_write_server_files</literal> role. If the target is set to

<literal>blackhole</literal>, the contents are discarded and not

stored anywhere. This should only be used for testing purposes, as you

will not end up with an actual backup.

sink->base.bbs_next=next;

if (!superuser())

if (!is_member_of_role(GetUserId(),ROLE_PG_WRITE_SERVER_FILES))

ereport(ERROR,

(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),

errmsg("must be superuser to create server backup")));

errmsg("must be superuseror a member of the pg_write_server_files roleto create server backup")));