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To: Glyn Astill <glynastill@yahoo.co.uk>
cc: Kenneth Marshall <ktm@rice.edu>, pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Bloated indexes from pg_restore? (Was: Index fillfactor changed
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Glyn Astill <glynastill@yahoo.co.uk> writes:
> So it appears now that if I restore the database using pg_restore, I end up with bloated indexes, which are fixed with a vacuum full.

> The dump is a data only dump with the -Fc flag,

Data only dump?  Then what is the state of the database you're restoring
it into?

			regards, tom lane