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From: Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2026 19:48:29 -0400
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Subject: Re: CREATE TABLE fails
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On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 7:41=E2=80=AFPM Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com> wrot=
e:

> David,
>
> On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 6:37=E2=80=AFPM David G. Johnston
> <david.g.johnston@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Sunday, March 8, 2026, Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> But the page at
> >> >>
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/sql-createtable.html#SQL-CREATETABLE-S=
TORAGE-PARAMETERS
> >> >> says it's available.
> >> >>
> >> >> What am I missing?
> >
> >
> > Those are table storage parameters.
> >
> >>
> >> primary
> >> key(id) INCLUDE (drafttype, scoringtype) WITH( fillfactor =3D 50,
> >> autovacuum_enabled =3D on ));
> >> ERROR:  unrecognized parameter "autovacuum_enabled"
> >> draft=3D#
> >
> >
> > You are specifying index storage parameters here.
> >
> > The first paragraph of your linked section says:
> >
> > =E2=80=9CStorage parameters for indexes are documented in CREATE INDEX.=
=E2=80=9D
> >
> > You will find autovacuum_enabled is not listed there.  Because you can=
=E2=80=99t
> vacuum an index separately from its table.
>
> So I will have to compare the CREATE INDEX page with this one and
> figure out which one is supported where?
>

Well, *yes*. Why should you be shocked that some storage parameters just
aren't relevant to indices.

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Don't boil me, I'm still alive.
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 7:41=E2=80=AFPM Ig=
or Korot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ikorot01@gmail.com">ikorot01@gmail.com</a>&g=
t; wrote:</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><blockquote=
 class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px so=
lid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">David,<br>
<br>
On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 6:37=E2=80=AFPM David G. Johnston<br>
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:david.g.johnston@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">david.g=
.johnston@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On Sunday, March 8, 2026, Igor Korot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ikorot01@gm=
ail.com" target=3D"_blank">ikorot01@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; But the page at<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; <a href=3D"https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/sql-createt=
able.html#SQL-CREATETABLE-STORAGE-PARAMETERS" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"=
_blank">https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/sql-createtable.html#SQL-CREATET=
ABLE-STORAGE-PARAMETERS</a><br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; says it&#39;s available.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; What am I missing?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Those are table storage parameters.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; primary<br>
&gt;&gt; key(id) INCLUDE (drafttype, scoringtype) WITH( fillfactor =3D 50,<=
br>
&gt;&gt; autovacuum_enabled =3D on ));<br>
&gt;&gt; ERROR:=C2=A0 unrecognized parameter &quot;autovacuum_enabled&quot;=
<br>
&gt;&gt; draft=3D#<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; You are specifying index storage parameters here.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; The first paragraph of your linked section says:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; =E2=80=9CStorage parameters for indexes are documented in CREATE INDEX=
.=E2=80=9D<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; You will find autovacuum_enabled is not listed there.=C2=A0 Because yo=
u can=E2=80=99t vacuum an index separately from its table.<br>
<br>
So I will have to compare the CREATE INDEX page with this one and<br>
figure out which one is supported where?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><di=
v></div></div><div>Well, <b>yes</b>. Why should you be shocked that some st=
orage parameters just aren&#39;t relevant to indices.</div><div><br></div><=
span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Death to &lt;Redacted&gt;, and butter=
 sauce.<div>Don&#39;t boil me, I&#39;m still alive.<br><div><div>&lt;Redact=
ed&gt; lobster!</div></div></div></div></div></div>

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