"Paragon" <lr@xxxxxxxx> writes: >> Is it actually *doing* anything, like consuming CPU or I/O -- and if so >> which? How much does VACUUM VERBOSE print before getting stuck? > --If I start the > vacuum verbose ky.ky_edges; > and monitor vmstat 1 looks like this Sure looks like a near-idle machine to me :-(. I think that the vacuum must be stuck on a lock. What other Postgres processes have you got, and what are they doing? regards, tom lane