Re: how often should I run Vacuum

From: "MR" <none(at)none(dot)com>
To: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: how often should I run Vacuum
Date: 2001-12-12 15:18:35
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Your data needs to be vacuumed whenever lots of updates and/or deletes occur
in your tables.

Which brings me to my question... why doesn't postgres have an auto-vacuum?

- MR

""Leong, Fushan"" <fushan(dot)leong(at)SonoSite(dot)com> wrote in message
news:2DFBC8374F5A0F4E954C07C158844F323886CE(at)milton(dot)sonosite(dot)com(dot)(dot)(dot)
> Hi :
>
> Want to get some idea about Vaccum function...
>
> How often would you suggest to run Vaccum command?
> Should I schedule to run in non-busy time like midnight?
> Vaccum all or Vacuum for each individual table
> Any tips for Vaccum?
>
> thanks
> Fushan
>
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> TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster

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