Excerpts from David Kerr's message of lun ago 23 18:47:02 -0400 2010: > unlink("base/pgsql_tmp/pgsql_tmp28335.12593") = 0 > unlink("base/pgsql_tmp/pgsql_tmp28335.6041") = 0 > unlink("base/pgsql_tmp/pgsql_tmp28335.3030") = 0 > unlink("base/pgsql_tmp/pgsql_tmp28335.14737") = 0 > > which isn't the fastest operation.. just for my info, can anyone tell me what > pgsql_tmp is, and why the engine is wacking each file individually? These are temp files, which you can remove without concern if the server is down. -- Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance