How to delete replication slot in postgres

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How to delete replication slot in postgres >> bharathrupireddyforpostgresgmailcom> wrote: >>> Currently postgres doesn't allow dropping a replication slot that's active

Examples · Create physical_one physical slot if doesn't exist · postgres · physical_one · Remove physical_one slot if exists · postgres · physical_one · ansible

drop slot Now a common cause for this kind of issue are replication slots which are not advanced: in that case, Postgres will hold on to all WAL segments

This is not using replication slots sadly so I can no simply delete the replication slot name as there is none I believe this was

drops of gold slot A replication slot is a feature in PostgreSQL that ensures that the master server will retain the WAL logs that are needed by the replicas even

Typically, such replication slots are no longer active , because the standby server no longer connects to the primary Use the function pg_drop_replication_slot