The postgresql.conf configuration file

The postgresql.conf file contains the parameters that you must set to enable WAL archiving before you run a backup.

Table: The postgres.conf parameters to enable WAL archiving table lists the parameters that you must set to archive the WAL logs.

Table: The postgres.conf parameters to enable WAL archiving

Parameters	Description
`wal_level`	This parameter determines how much information is written to the WAL files.
`archive_mode`	This parameter enables the archive mode so that the WAL logs get stored in the archive directory using the archive_command.
`archive_timeout`	This parameter sets the number of seconds after which the log file segment switches to a new segment.
`statement_timeout`	This parameter aborts any statement that takes more than the set number of milliseconds.