# Postgres backup stuck in starting problem **URL:** \ **Category:** PostgreSQL\ **Created:** [May 18, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/postgres-backup-stuck-in-starting-problem/40815 "2026-05-18T16:31:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ahmad\_taknet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/ahmad_taknet/32/22350_2.png) [@ahmad\_taknet](https://forums.percona.com/u/ahmad_taknet)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/postgres-backup-stuck-in-starting-problem/40815/1 "2026-05-18T16:31:39Z")
```auto ``` What is the problem and how can I solve it? 89s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 1: postgres operator error: pgBackRest config hash mismatch 12s Warning StanzaNotCreated postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a Stanza not created for “repo2” as specified for a manual backup 87s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 39: repo1-path = /pgbackrest/repo1… 84s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 39: repo1-path = /pgbackrest/repo1… 72s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 39: repo1-path = /pgbackrest/repo1… 60s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 39: repo1-path = /pgbackrest/repo1… 48s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 39: repo1-path = /pgbackrest/repo1… 36s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 39: repo1-path = /pgbackrest/repo1… 24s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 39: repo1-path = /pgbackrest/repo1… 12s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 39: repo1-path = /pgbackrest/repo1… ---
**Author:** ![jaimes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/jaimes/32/20419_2.png) [@jaimes](https://forums.percona.com/u/jaimes)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/postgres-backup-stuck-in-starting-problem/40815/2 "2026-05-19T04:04:33Z")
Hi @ahmad_taknet, Can you share the output of: `kubectl get pg postgresql-c2a -o yaml` Thanks. > [@ahmad\_taknet](#): > > 89s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 1: postgres operator error: pgBackRest config hash mismatch > 12s Warning StanzaNotCreated postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a Stanza not created for “repo2” as specified for a manual backup > 87s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 39: repo1-path = /pgbackrest/repo1… > 84s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 39: repo1-path = /pgbackrest/repo1… > 72s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 39: repo1-path = /pgbackrest/repo1… > 60s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 39: repo1-path = /pgbackrest/repo1… > 48s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 39: repo1-path = /pgbackrest/repo1… > 36s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 39: repo1-path = /pgbackrest/repo1… > 24s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 39: repo1-path = /pgbackrest/repo1… > 12s Warning UnableToCreateStanzas postgrescluster/postgresql-c2a command terminated with exit code 39: repo1-path = /pgbackrest/repo1… ---
**Author:** ![ahmad\_taknet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/ahmad_taknet/32/22350_2.png) [@ahmad\_taknet](https://forums.percona.com/u/ahmad_taknet)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/postgres-backup-stuck-in-starting-problem/40815/3 "2026-05-19T04:22:01Z")
apiVersion: [pgv2.percona.com/v2](http://pgv2.percona.com/v2) kind: PerconaPGCluster metadata: annotations: [pgv2.percona.com/backup-in-progress:](http://pgv2.percona.com/backup-in-progress:) backup-naaaaaaaaaaaaaaame [postgres-operator.crunchydata.com/pgbackrest-backup:](http://postgres-operator.crunchydata.com/pgbackrest-backup:) backup-naaaaaaaaaaaaaaame creationTimestamp: “2026-05-18T15:50:32Z” finalizers: - [percona.com/delete-pvc](http://percona.com/delete-pvc) - [percona.com/delete-ssl](http://percona.com/delete-ssl) - [internal.percona.com/stop-watchers](http://internal.percona.com/stop-watchers) generation: 3 name: postgresql-c2a namespace: a------a resourceVersion: “234295488” uid: f139fd3c-30b0-48f5-88bc-11f4a05a92d9 spec: backups: pgbackrest: configuration: - secret: name: postgresql-c2a-pgbackrest-secrets global: repo1-retention-full: “1” repo2-path: /postgresql-c2a/8b145966-9682-498e-ba8d-e813d3397a2e repo2-s3-uri-style: path image: percona/percona-pgbackrest:2.55.0 manual: options: - --type=full - --annotation=“[percona.com/backup-name"="backup-naaaaaaaaaaaaaaame](http://percona.com/backup-name%22=%22backup-naaaaaaaaaaaaaaame)” repoName: repo2 repos: - name: repo1 volume: volumeClaimSpec: accessModes: - ReadWriteOnce resources: requests: storage: 3Gi storageClassName: rook-ceph-block - name: repo2 s3: bucket: aaaaaaaaafor-kxac endpoint: [https://s3.virakcloud.com](https://s3.virakcloud.com) region: thr crVersion: 2.7.0 extensions: builtin: {} image: [docker.io/percona/percona-postgresql-operator:2.7.0](http://docker.io/percona/percona-postgresql-operator:2.7.0) imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent storage: {} image: percona/percona-postgresql-operator:2.7.0-ppg17.5.2-postgres imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent instances: - affinity: podAntiAffinity: preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution: - podAffinityTerm: topologyKey: [kubernetes.io/hostname](http://kubernetes.io/hostname) weight: 1 dataVolumeClaimSpec: accessModes: - ReadWriteOnce resources: requests: storage: 3Gi storageClassName: rook-ceph-block name: instance1 replicas: 1 resources: limits: cpu: “1” memory: 2G patroni: dynamicConfiguration: postgresql: parameters: track\_commit\_timestamp: “on” leaderLeaseDurationSeconds: 30 port: 8008 syncPeriodSeconds: 10 pause: false port: 5432 postgresVersion: 17 proxy: pgBouncer: affinity: podAntiAffinity: preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution: - podAffinityTerm: topologyKey: [kubernetes.io/hostname](http://kubernetes.io/hostname) weight: 1 config: {} expose: annotations: [metallb.io/address-pool:](http://metallb.io/address-pool:) production-pool type: LoadBalancer exposeSuperusers: true image: percona/percona-pgbouncer:1.24.1 port: 5432 replicas: 1 resources: limits: cpu: “1” memory: 30M secrets: {} users: - name: postgres secretName: everest-secrets-postgresql-c2a status: conditions: - lastTransitionTime: “2026-05-18T15:52:29Z” message: “” reason: AllConditionsAreTrue status: “True” type: ReadyForBackup host: 192.168.85.104 installedCustomExtensions: patroniVersion: 4.0.5 pgbouncer: ready: 1 size: 1 postgres: imageID: [docker.io/percona/percona-postgresql-operator@sha256:cfb99ebeec00ab6efb4fca4a8da2b8c3b489dd792bd2f907848197ba09bc9553](http://docker.io/percona/percona-postgresql-operator@sha256:cfb99ebeec00ab6efb4fca4a8da2b8c3b489dd792bd2f907848197ba09bc9553) instances: - name: instance1 ready: 1 size: 1 ready: 1 size: 1 version: 17 state: ready ---
**Author:** ![ahmad\_taknet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/ahmad_taknet/32/22350_2.png) [@ahmad\_taknet](https://forums.percona.com/u/ahmad_taknet)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/postgres-backup-stuck-in-starting-problem/40815/4 "2026-05-23T05:58:51Z")
Hello. Thanks for your attention. Did you find any idea for this problem? @jaimes ---
**Author:** ![Ninad\_Shah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/ninad_shah/32/6926_2.png) [@Ninad\_Shah](https://forums.percona.com/u/Ninad_Shah)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/postgres-backup-stuck-in-starting-problem/40815/5 "2026-06-01T10:53:11Z")
Hello Ahmad, Hope you are doing great. The error(`exit code 39:`) suggests that Pgbackrest is trying to create a stanza on a non-empty directory. After carefully reviewing the configuration file, I can notice that repo1-path is not set. Is there a reason to omit this? While repo1-path is not supplied, it picks the default path which is a non-empty directory. Would you please take a look if the directory is empty? Please revert to us if this doesn’t resolve your issue. Thanks, Ninad