Karl Wright wrote: > This particular run lasted four days before a VACUUM became essential. > The symptom that indicates that VACUUM is needed seems to be that the > CPU usage of any given postgresql query skyrockets. Is this essentially > correct? Are you saying you weren't used to run VACUUM all the time? If so, that's where the problem lies. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/CTMLCN8V17R4 "Cómo ponemos nuestros dedos en la arcilla del otro. Eso es la amistad; jugar al alfarero y ver qué formas se pueden sacar del otro" (C. Halloway en La Feria de las Tinieblas, R. Bradbury)