Received: from localhost (maia-1.hub.org [200.46.204.191]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 039999FBB90; Tue, 29 May 2007 17:48:30 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.191]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 29592-07; Tue, 29 May 2007 17:48:26 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.4 X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.4 Received: from lists.commandprompt.com (host-254.commandprompt.net [207.173.203.254]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E4DA9FB7DB; Tue, 29 May 2007 17:48:26 -0300 (ADT) Received: from [192.168.1.50] (or-67-76-146-141.sta.embarqhsd.net [67.76.146.141]) (authenticated bits=0) by lists.commandprompt.com (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l4TKmO0K004016; Tue, 29 May 2007 13:48:24 -0700 Message-ID: <465C91C5.2040907@commandprompt.com> Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 13:49:09 -0700 From: "Joshua D. Drake" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070403) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dave Page CC: Joost Kraaijeveld , postgresql performance list Subject: Re: Vacuum takes forever References: <1180458223.18930.16.camel@panoramix> <465C9082.3070607@postgresql.org> In-Reply-To: <465C9082.3070607@postgresql.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88.5, clamav-milter version 0.88.5 on projects.commandprompt.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender succeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.6 (lists.commandprompt.com [192.168.2.159]); Tue, 29 May 2007 13:48:25 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200705/588 X-Sequence-Number: 24978 Dave Page wrote: >> and lots of entries looking just like this ( 0 % CPU, > 500 secs). >> >> There are no other connections to the database and the machine does not >> do anything else than me typing this e-mail and playing Metallica MP3's. > > Cliff, Jason or Rob era? Could be important... Well Metallica is pretty heavy metal, you might be weighing the machine down.... /me wonders how many groans were collectively heard through the internet. Joshua D. Drake -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/