Deletion of data from a PostgreSQL table is very slow. It would be nice to have a very fast delete like "truncate table."
Now, truncate is a very dangerous command because it is not logged (but the same is true for other operations like bulk copy and select into). So one needs to be careful how this command is granted. The same damage (accidental deletion of all data) can be done by drop table just as easily. I frequently have to do this right now in PostgreSQL, but I simply emulate it by drop table/create table. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
