Re: Contrib reindex script:

If you are going to implement this is there a way to do it so that it
doesn't lock the tables?  We have had to reindex on a regular basis and
it locks up the tables when we do. The same problem with the old vacuum

David Blood

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[mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Momjian
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 11:13 AM
To: Shaun Thomas
Cc: PostgreSQL general list
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Contrib reindex script:


Given the real file growth problems we have analyzed over the past
month, I think we need to rethink the tools we give to users.

First, I think we need a section in the admin/maintenance manual talking
about reindex.  (We already have vacuum there, and I think reindex is
something that periodically also should be done.)

Second, reindex on an entire database only works for stand-alone
databases.  Now, I know we can't reindex system tables on a live
database, but should we enable REINDEX all non-system tables  for a
database, similar to how we use vacuum?  Do we need the reindex script
like vacuumdb?

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Shaun Thomas wrote:
> I modeled this after the vacuumdb script that is distributed in the
> postgresql-base distribution.  It can reindex a whole database,
specific
> tables, or just a single index.  Being as we've had so much trouble
with
> things growing out of control, and the group seems to have tracked it
> down to indexes, here it is.
>
> I don't understand why we have a vacuumdb script, but not a reindex
> script, considering the fact that vacuum doesn't clean up indexes.
>
> Anyway, I didn't bother to comment it, I just copied vacuumdb and
> changed relevant parts.  It's not pretty, but it works.  Maybe later
> I'll produce one that doesn't look like it was coughed up by a robot.
>
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