brice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > We're running Postgres 7.1.3 on a Redhat Linux system with 800 MHz CPU, > 1GB ram, 1.5 GB Swap. This is obviously not a screamer of a box, but > its not terrible.
> We're trying to import a 32 MB dump file and its taking forever. We've > tried multiple cfg changes, but things don't seem to speed up, or > rather ever finish. After about 10 minutes, the cpu is 100% consumed by > system, with pg_restore being the proc on top. pg_restore consumes > about 1200 MB of memory in total. pg_restore, not the backend? Some digging in the CVS logs reveals past fixes for memory leaks and other problems in pg_restore, particularly when dealing with lots of large objects. If you have LOs in your database then an update to 7.2 or 7.3 should improve life. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html