Received: from localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D16619FA5F7; Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:58:24 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 21604-03; Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:58:10 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (sss.pgh.pa.us [66.207.139.130]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DA689F95E1; Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:58:10 -0300 (ADT) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k8TKw55g003234; Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:58:05 -0400 (EDT) To: Brian Hurt cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org, pgsql-novice@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Postgres locking up? In-reply-to: <451D72DE.4080205@janestcapital.com> References: <451D72DE.4080205@janestcapital.com> Comments: In-reply-to Brian Hurt message dated "Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:24:14 -0400" Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:58:05 -0400 Message-ID: <3233.1159563485@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.095 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL, SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200609/220 X-Sequence-Number: 17762 Brian Hurt writes: > I'm experiencing a problem with our postgres database. Queries that > normally take seconds suddenly start taking hours, if they complete at > all. Are they waiting? Consuming CPU? Consuming I/O? top and vmstat will help you find out. regards, tom lane