On Wed, 2006-11-08 at 21:46 -0800, Jeff Frost wrote: > On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > >> hah! Does that mean it's just the buffering for pg_stat_activity and not for > >> planner statistics? That doesn't make me feel too bad in this case. > > > > Yeah it is nothing to worry about, however turning it off is certainly a > > performance benefit. > > > > So, then the next question: is that error because the command string was too > long or because there were too many command strings in the buffer at once > (i.e. it got backed up a bit and filled)? This one I can't answer. > > It would be a drag to be without pg_stat_activity on this system. The > performance detriment is lessened in 8.2, correct? Yes my understanding is work was done on 8.2 to help eliviate the issue. Sincerely, 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