Chris Mair <list@xxxxxxxx> writes: > I find this very helpful: > Lowering the priority of a PostgreSQL query > http://weblog.bignerdranch.com/?p=11 That guy doesn't actually have the foggiest idea what he's doing. The reason there is no built-in capability to do that is that it *does not work well*. Search the list archives for "priority inversion" to find out why not. regards, tom lane