"Ed L." <pgsql@bluepolka.net> writes: > I guess the activity just totally outran the ability of autovac to keep up. Could you have been bit by autovac's bug with misreading '3e6' as '3'? If you don't have a recent version it's likely to fail to vacuum large tables often enough. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html