Re: Index Scans become Seq Scans after VACUUM ANALYSE

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: mlw <markw(at)mohawksoft(dot)com>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, Andrew Sullivan <andrew(at)libertyrms(dot)info>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Index Scans become Seq Scans after VACUUM ANALYSE
Date: 2002-04-18 15:43:11
Message-ID: 12544.1019144591@sss.pgh.pa.us
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mlw <markw(at)mohawksoft(dot)com> writes:
> My one most important experience (I've had more than one) with this
> whole topic is DMN's music database, when PostgreSQL uses the index,
> the query executes in a fraction of a second. When
> "enable_seqscan=true" PostgreSQL refuses to use the index, and the
> query takes a about a minute. No matter how much I analyze, I have to
> disable sequential scan for the system to work correctly.

It would be useful to see "explain analyze" not just "explain" for these
cases. Also, what stats does pg_stats show for the variables used?

regards, tom lane

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