| From: | Andrew Sullivan <andrew(at)libertyrms(dot)info> |
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| To: | PostgreSQL general list <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: db grows and grows |
| Date: | 2002-06-19 16:07:31 |
| Message-ID: | 20020619120731.A20388@mail.libertyrms.com |
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On Wed, Jun 19, 2002 at 09:30:23AM -0500, Shaun Thomas wrote:
> On 18 Jun 2002, Jason Earl wrote:
> My script doesn't really lock anything, it must just be a natural
> side-effect of the REINDEX command,
According to
<http://www.ca.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.2/postgres/locking-tables.html>
CREATE INDEX gets a ShareLock. Which will block UPDATE, DELETE and
INSERT. So, not _quite_ as bad as VACUUM FULL, but not something to
do in the middle of a busy day.
A
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