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Subject: Re: URGENT: Out of disk space pg_xlog 
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Comments: In-reply-to ohp@pyrenet.fr
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Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:13:33 -0500
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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ohp@pyrenet.fr writes:
> On Fri, 22 Dec 2006, Tom Lane wrote:
>> No, pg_xlog can be truncated as soon as a checkpoint occurs.

> Even for currently running transactions ?

Yes.

			regards, tom lane