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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Subject: Re: VACUUM on temp table blocks VACUUM on another...
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Jim Vanns <jvanns@ilm.com> writes:
> I have two sessions, each creating a temporary table of the same name -
> 'foobar'. Why would a vacuum of 'foobar' from one session block the vacuum
> of 'foobar' in the other session?

That's fairly hard to believe.  Can you provide a self-contained test
case?

			regards, tom lane