Re: Problems Vacuum'ing

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Problems Vacuum'ing
Date: 2004-04-03 00:35:20
Message-ID: 9804.1080952520@sss.pgh.pa.us
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jseymour(at)LinxNet(dot)com (Jim Seymour) writes:
> Again the difference: With WebObjects running, deleting rows and
> trying to vacuum immediately, even full, fails. Shut-down WebObjects
> and I can.

WebObjects is evidently holding an open transaction. Ergo, anything
deleted after the start of that transaction isn't vacuumable. You need
to do something about the client-side logic that is holding an open
transaction without doing anything ...

regards, tom lane

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