> > 2. It happens while the postmaster is idle. If I leave it
> idle for a
> > while and then come back, I'll have a whole bunch of new
> processes in
> > my task-manager and zombies in tcpview.
>
> Hmm ... how many processes? Did you enable autovacuum
> perchance? If so, does the number of processes correspond
> approximately to the "autovacuum_naptime"?
IIRC, the win32 installer will enable autovacuum by default. And yes,
autovacuum was my first thought as well after Thomas last mail - that
would be a good explanation to why it happens when the postmaster is
idle.
//Magnus