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Subject: issue   pgsql_tmp keeps increasing 
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Hi,

I use psql (PostgreSQL) 8.1.10 on my box, there is a postmater process
running automatically to make temp files in pgsql_tmp folder, I don't do
any query on my database. Anybody knows what's wrong with it? and how to
find what the postmater process is for

Thanks

Dong He