Re: Vacuum Question

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> I have a Postgres application that must run 24x7. If postgres needs to be
> vacuumed periodically, must I take the application offline completely, or
> is it enough to disallow write (INSERT/UPDATE) access while allowing read
> access?
>
> I hope it is the latter, as I have a large amount of data and there are
> transactions going on all the time.

Applications will hang until the vacuum is completed.  No changes
required.


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