Kevin Kempter <cs_dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > we have a few not null constraints we want to drop on very large tables. > Unfortunately the drop's are taking hours. Is there a way to drop a not null > constraint via the system catalogs? Dropping a NOT NULL constraint is a trivial operation. The problem is probably that you are blocked waiting to get a lock on the table. Look for idle-in-transaction sessions that are holding locks on the target table. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin