> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Keresztury Balázs
> 
> hi,
> 
> just a small question: is it normal that PostgreSQL 8.4.1 
> always uses sequential scanning on any table when there is a 
> condition having the constant "current_user"? Of course there 
> is a btree index set on that table, but the DBMS just doesn't 
> want to utilize it. When I replace current_user to any 
> string, the planner uses the index normally.
> 
> I can demonstrate it with the following simple query:
> 
> SELECT psz.kotesszam FROM projekt.projektszervezet psz WHERE 
> psz.felhasznalo_id = current_user;
> 

Probably you are comparing different types. Try explicitly casting
current_user to text:

SELECT psz.kotesszam FROM projekt.projektszervezet psz WHERE 
psz.felhasznalo_id = current_user::text




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