Re: Repeated VACUUM reports same number of deleted rows

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Russell Smith <mr-russ(at)pws(dot)com(dot)au>
Cc: Postgres General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Repeated VACUUM reports same number of deleted rows
Date: 2004-10-01 14:42:09
Message-ID: 9384.1096641729@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Russell Smith <mr-russ(at)pws(dot)com(dot)au> writes:
> Should VACUUM report the rows as deleted or say they could not be deleted?
> Why does it report the same information for three runs in a row?

I see no pending deletions in that vacuum output:

> DETAIL: 0 dead row versions cannot be removed yet.

so I'm not sure why you would expect the output to change.

regards, tom lane

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