autovacuum running even when not set in config?

From: Douglas Birdzell <dbirdzell(at)aod(dot)cx>
To: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: Stephen Bacon <sbacon(at)aod(dot)cx>, Mike Russell <mrussell(at)aod(dot)cx>
Subject: autovacuum running even when not set in config?
Date: 2007-12-10 18:35:51
Message-ID: 20071210183551.GA11514@nemesis.aod.cx
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Hello,

Recently we noticed this autovacuum process running on one of our db
servers, which is running pg 8.2.3.

2273 ? Ds 0:00 postgres: autovacuum process fy2006outcomesdb4091

Autovacuum is off in this machine's config. I verified that by
connecting via psql and running 'show autovacuum'. Also,
pg_autovacuum on this machine has no rows.

Has anyone seen this sort of behavior? Is it normal for autovacuuming
to start up once in a while even when the configuration does not call
for autovacuuming?

Thanks,

Douglas Birdzell
Senior Software Developer
Advanced Outcomes Design

http://www.aod.cx
voice: 202-872-1033
fax: 202-833-9168

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