Add or remove replication slots from a PostgreSQL database

The slot state state=present implies the slot must be present in the system state=absent implies the groups must be revoked from target_roles

Add or remove replication slots from a PostgreSQL database Typically, such replication slots are no longer active , because the standby server no longer connects to the primary Use the function pg_drop_replication_slot

The slot state state=present implies the slot must be present in the system state=absent implies the groups must be revoked from target_roles

postgres replication slot Replication slots were introduced with PostgreSQL and are designed to ensure that any standby connected to the primary using a replication slot will always

Used replication slots continue to occupy space If you run multiple AWS DMS tasks or you have old tasks that run on the same DB instance, then remove the used

postgres create logical replication slot Currently postgres doesn't allow dropping a replication slot that's active This can make certain operations more time-consuming or stuck in production

We were able to successfully stop the PID on the primary and then drop the replication slot using SELECT pg_drop_replication_slot