Re: pg_attribute always grow...

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: patrick(dot)fiche(at)aqsacom(dot)com
Cc: "PostgreSQL - General (E-mail)" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_attribute always grow...
Date: 2002-10-17 18:58:26
Message-ID: 200210171858.g9HIwQd24992@candle.pha.pa.us
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Patrick Fiche wrote:
> Is there any reason why pg_attribute could always grow ( size in
> relpages... ) even if number of tuples don't grow...
> The indexes pg_attribute_relid_attnam_index and
> pg_attribute_relid_attnum_index grow and I don't see any way to vacuum them
> without restarting postgres with -O and -P options and launching REINDEX
> command.
> Could it be due to the fact that I create and drop many temporary tables in
> stored procedures ?

Yes, it could very well be that. I am quite embarassed by our need to
reindex.

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