n 14 Feb 2006 06:46:48 -0800, Nik <XLPizza@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I turned off stats collector, and any row stat collectors, and I > increased the number of check points since I have been getting the > error about check point switches being to frequent. Postgres now uses a > bit less CPU (60-90%), which is still a lot considering that no > processing is being done. Is there anything else I can do to lower this > CPU utilization? Is there a way I can pinpoint exactly what part of > postgres is using this CPU? something is seriously wrong. Fire up the task manager and determine the pid of the process that is sucking cpu. Then query pg_stat_activity to determine who/what is doing it (you will have to restore stats). consider setting statement logging to get the exact offender. Merlin
