Re: Serial and Index

On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 12:54:52 +0000, Sam Adams <samadams@myfastmail.com> wrote:
> I read at http://jamesthornton.com/postgres/FAQ/faq-english.html#4.15.1
> that when a serial is created then an index is created on the column.
> However I can't seem to find this anywhere in the PoistgreSQL manual. Is
> this true? Thanks.

That was true with the first release that had the serial pseudo type.
That was changed in later versions to provide flexibility for DBAs.
In common use, a serial column is declared as the primary key and you
get a unique index created without any other special declarations.