Re: VACUUM FULL doesn't reduce table size

On 03/09/2015 08:05 AM, pinker wrote:
> select * from pg_stat_activity where state ilike 'idle in transaction%' it's
> empty.
>
>> And there is no relation between this table and the tables or functions
> being queried?
>
> no...
>
>> If snapshot is what I think it means, you might want to point them at:
>
>> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/interactive/backup-file.html
>
> hmmm, maybe it's because WAL is in another tablespace?

Well without information on how the 'snapshot' is being created it is
just speculation at the moment. I would say to move forward the
snapshot process needs to be spelled out.

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Adrian Klaver
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