Re: pg_log

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)protecne(dot)cl>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_log
Date: 2001-03-06 19:31:19
Message-ID: 6990.983907079@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)protecne(dot)cl> writes:
> ARAIK, pg_log records which tuples are "active" and which ones are
> obsolete, so I'm not going to delete it.

Actually, it records which transactions committed and which didn't.
So, you can slow the rate of growth of pg_log if you can reduce the
number of transactions used. Consider wrapping sequences of operations
into begin/end blocks.

> I know I can dump and restore from a clean (empty) install,
> but is there a simpler way?

Afraid not. pg_log is critical data.

regards, tom lane

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