Re: pg_clog & vacuum oddness

From: Jeff <threshar(at)torgo(dot)978(dot)org>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_clog & vacuum oddness
Date: 2003-10-29 16:54:58
Message-ID: 20031029115458.442f7fa2.threshar@torgo.978.org
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On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 11:32:12 -0500
Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> Jeff <threshar(at)torgo(dot)978(dot)org> writes:
> > [ pg_clog not getting truncated ]
>
> pg_clog is truncated on the basis of the oldest completely vacuumed
> database in your installation. Most likely your maintenance script
> is failing to vacuum some database(s) (template1, perhaps?) and/or
> is doing table-by-table vacuums rather than an unqualified VACUUM.
>
> I doubt this explains any performance problems though. Old pg_clog
> segments don't do anything except sit there.
>
> regards, tom lane
>

thanks, that did it - I hadn't been vacuuming a rarely used db we have
tossed on there too.

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