Re: Vacuum full considered useful ;)

>    No wonder, I got IO problems with such a fragmentation.
>
>    For people not very familiar with postgres especially those coming
> from mysql,
>    i'd recommend paying attention to this.

Definitely. The problem here is that you just aren't vacuuming enough,
not that you didn't vacuum full. I would suggest reviewing autovacuum
and seeing if that will help you.

Joshua D. Drake

>
> regards,
>    patric de waha
>
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