Bryan Henderson <bryanh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Looking at audit logs, I see that my Postgresql server generates a new thread > precisely every 30 seconds, in two series (so 4 threads every minute). This > is an otherwise idle server. > Does anyone know what these threads are for? Just curious. Autovacuum, likely. The rate would depend on your autovacuum_naptime and how many active databases you have. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general