On Sun, 2009-04-12 at 09:27 -0700, Irene Barg wrote: > Hi, > > We are running postgresql-8.1.9 and plan to upgrade to 8.2 or even 8.3 > but can't just yet. I need to run analyze periodically (like hourly), > but before I write a script to loop through the tables in each schema > and run analyze, I thought I would try autovacuum. I say one post that > said there was a bug with autovacuum in 8.1.x? > > Is autovacuum under 8.1.9 safe or should I wait until I upgrade? There was a serious issue in 8.1.4 that, in certain situations, would make VACUUM and AUTOVACUUM totally inefective. But, afaik, it's fixed since 8.1.6. joao > Thanks in advance. > -- irene > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Irene Barg Email: ibarg@xxxxxxxx > NOAO/AURA Inc. http://www.noao.edu/noao/staff/ibarg > 950 N. Cherry Ave. Voice: 520-318-8273 > Tucson, AZ 85726 USA FAX: 520-318-8360 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
