Philipp Marek wrote: > Hello everybody, > > we're using postgresql 8.3 for some logging framework. > > There are several tables for each day (which are inherited from a common > base), which > - are filled during the day, > - after midnight the indizes are changed to FILLFACTOR=100, and > - the tables get CLUSTERed by the most important index. > - Some time much later the tables that aren't needed anymore are DROPped. > > So far, so fine. Do say, do you have any long-running transactions, or "idle" transactions? Maybe someone opened a terminal somewhere and left it open for days? Have a look at pg_stat_activity. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general