Torsten Krah <krah.tm@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Am Mittwoch, den 11.03.2020, 15:45 +0000 schrieb Simon Riggs: > >> The size of the task varies, so sometimes takes longer than 60s, >> depending >> upon your hardware. > > Yes that's what I am observing and why I am asking if there is some > select statement or command which triggers that task and returns after > it has finished - as I can't predict how long that task may run. If your site can afford a restart after the bulk load, 1. Clean shutdown. 2. pg_resetwal 3. Start That should leave you with a very small N WAL files, perhaps just 1, though I've not run it lately to reverify. HTH > > kind regards > > Torsten -- Jerry Sievers Postgres DBA/Development Consulting e: postgres.consulting@xxxxxxxxxxx
