From: pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of JotaComm Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 10:57 AM To: pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Problems with vacuum Hello, everbody I have the following problem: My vacuum is running since 2013-08-27 18:58:41.527238-03. billing=# SELECT localtimestamp(0); -[ RECORD 1 ]------------------ timestamp | 2013-09-04 11:23:06 billing=# SELECT pg_stat_activity.procpid,pg_ stat_activity.current_query,pg_stat_activity.query_start FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE pg_stat_activity.current_query ~ 'public.mensagem' AND pg_stat_activity.procpid!=pg_backend_pid(); -[ RECORD 1 ]-+----------------------------------------------------------- procpid | 2738 current_query | autovacuum: VACUUM public.mensagem (to prevent wraparound) query_start | 2013-08-27 18:58:41.527238-03 I tried to cancel it but unsuccessful. billing=# SELECT pg_cancel_backend(2738); -[ RECORD 1 ]-----+-- pg_cancel_backend | t billing=# SELECT localtimestamp(0); -[ RECORD 1 ]------------------ timestamp | 2013-09-04 11:23:18 billing=# SELECT pg_stat_activity.procpid,pg_stat_activity.current_query,pg_stat_activity.query_start FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE pg_stat_activity.current_query ~ 'public.mensagem' AND pg_stat_activity.procpid!=pg_backend_pid(); -[ RECORD 1 ]-+----------------------------------------------------------- procpid | 2738 current_query | autovacuum: VACUUM public.mensagem (to prevent wraparound) query_start | 2013-08-27 18:58:41.527238-03 Any idea? Any tips? Best regards -- JotaComm http://jotacomm.wordpress.com Why do you consider this a problem? Autovacuum is just doing the job it's supposed to do. How big mensagem table is? How many autovacuum workers you have? Does this long-running autovacuum prevent other tables from being vacuumed in-time? Is there some other long running transaction involving this table and preventing autovacuum from doing its job? Regards, Igor Neyman Regards, -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin