Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.183]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78EF037BABB for ; Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:23:43 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.86]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.183]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 55965-05 for ; Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:23:38 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (sss.pgh.pa.us [66.207.139.130]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4A0937BA3A for ; Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:23:38 -0300 (ADT) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m8TENa5X011694; Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:23:36 -0400 (EDT) To: KKreuzer@kbtoys.com cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org Subject: Re: understand the process of ID wraparound In-reply-to: References: Comments: In-reply-to KKreuzer@kbtoys.com message dated "Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:16:01 -0400" Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:23:36 -0400 Message-ID: <11692.1222698216@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=none X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200809/337 X-Sequence-Number: 30430 KKreuzer@kbtoys.com writes: > Can you recommend any documentation that explains the process? Did you read http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/routine-vacuuming.html (adjust URL if you are running some other major PG version) regards, tom lane