Received: from localhost (maia-5.hub.org [200.46.204.182]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFC079F9C9E for ; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:24:29 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.182]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 32869-10 for ; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:24:06 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.4 Received: from lists.commandprompt.com (host-130.commandprompt.net [207.173.203.130]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C96E79FA0CC for ; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:24:11 -0400 (AST) Received: from alvh.no-ip.org (200-126-100-202.bk7-dsl.surnet.cl [200.126.100.202]) (authenticated bits=0) by lists.commandprompt.com (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id kAUEO8UE005917; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 06:24:09 -0800 Received: by alvh.no-ip.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id E7604C2D33D; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:24:06 -0300 (CLST) Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:24:06 -0300 From: Alvaro Herrera To: Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Autovaccum Message-ID: <20061130142406.GH15105@alvh.no-ip.org> Mail-Followup-To: Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha , pgsql-sql@postgresql.org References: <55c095e90611300602n18fa7e8v8e985386f74afba1@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <55c095e90611300602n18fa7e8v8e985386f74afba1@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) 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]); Thu, 30 Nov 2006 06:24:09 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200611/290 X-Sequence-Number: 26942 Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha wrote: > Hi list, > > I would like to know if it is necessary to set my database to > autovaccum if the intent of my DB Manager is do not make any deletion > in any time. > > If there is no deletions why autovaccum ok ? You need to vacuum from time to time anyway, even if you don't delete anything. The easiest way to do it is let autovacuum do it for you. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.