Re: vacuum full post 9.0 - reindex needed?

From: Guillaume Lelarge <guillaume(at)lelarge(dot)info>
To: "Anand Kumar, Karthik" <Karthik(dot)AnandKumar(at)classmates(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: vacuum full post 9.0 - reindex needed?
Date: 2015-01-28 20:48:19
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Hi,

2015-01-28 21:39 GMT+01:00 Anand Kumar, Karthik <
Karthik(dot)AnandKumar(at)classmates(dot)com>:

> I haven’t been able to find clear information online about what happens
> with existing indexes on a postgres post-9.0 database (we specifically use
> 9.3) after a vacuum full.
>
> There is a lot of information on how a vacuum differs from a vacuum
> full, but my question is – is a re-index needed after a full vacuum?
>
> We’ve seen from practice that indexes do work after vacuum fulls, but –
> will a reindex make them more optimal?
>
>
Starting from 9.0, you don't need to REINDEX after a VACUUM FULL.

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