Re: [ADMIN] hanging for 30sec when checkpointing

2004-02-11 Thread Peter Galbavy
scott.marlowe wrote: > Oh, spreading misinformation isn't lying? You live in a different > world than I do. Again, I apologise if you took my comment so strongly. I can understand when something that someone works on so hard is critisised. OTOH however, your original post that I replied to, was v

Re: [ADMIN] Log query results?

2004-02-11 Thread Robert Creager
When grilled further on (Wed, 11 Feb 2004 01:03:50 -0500), Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> confessed: > Robert Creager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Nothing on the backend side that I can think of. If you're using libpq > then you could use PQtrace, though that's really intended for debugging > l

[ADMIN] constraints and performance

2004-02-11 Thread Jodi Kanter
Do constraints effect performance significantly? Thanks Jodi -- ___ Jodi L Kanter BioInformatics Database Administrator University of Virginia (434) 924-2846 [EMAIL PROTECTED]      

Re: [ADMIN] hanging for 30sec when checkpointing

2004-02-11 Thread scott.marlowe
On Wed, 11 Feb 2004, Peter Galbavy wrote: > scott.marlowe wrote: > > Oh, spreading misinformation isn't lying? You live in a different > > world than I do. > > Again, I apologise if you took my comment so strongly. I can understand when > something that someone works on so hard is critisised. OT

Re: [ADMIN] constraints and performance

2004-02-11 Thread scott.marlowe
On Wed, 11 Feb 2004, Jodi Kanter wrote: > Do constraints effect performance significantly? That depends. Foreign key constraints on int4 columns or int8 columns (matching of course) are usually quite fast. FK constraints on non-int (numeric, text, etc...) tend to be slower. check constraints

Re: [ADMIN] IDE and write cache

2004-02-11 Thread Tom Lane
Mark Lubratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > You mentioned that you'd see the problem during a large number of > concurrent transactions. My question is, is this a necessary condition > for the database crashing when the plug was pulled, or did you need use > a large number of concurrent transact

[ADMIN] Unsubscribing from list

2004-02-11 Thread Tom Ansley
How do I unsubscribe from this list. I have tried everything including doing what it says at the bottom of the messages about sending a message to majordomo with unsubscribe and my email address as the header. Nothing is working. Please help. Cheers Tom Tom Lane wrote: Mark Lubratt <[EMAIL

[ADMIN] psql not starting up..

2004-02-11 Thread Jeremy Smith
Hi again, I have started working on migrating my DBs from mysql to postgres today and ran into a problem. When I type in psql, I get this error: Welcome to psql 7.3.3, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal. Type: \copyright for distribution terms \h for help with SQL commands \? fo

Re: [ADMIN] psql not starting up..

2004-02-11 Thread Jeremy Smith
To follow up on this, I just did try deleting those files and running the RPM process again, and received the same errors. rpm -ih postgresql-libs-7.4-0.3PGDG.i386.rpm ### [100%] file /usr/lib/libpq.so.3 from install of postgresql-libs-7.4-0.3PGDG conflicts

Re: [ADMIN] psql not starting up..

2004-02-11 Thread scott.marlowe
Or maybe rpm -Uvh postgresql-7.4.rpm would work too. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend

Re: [ADMIN] psql not starting up..

2004-02-11 Thread scott.marlowe
You need to rpm -e 'oldpostgresqlpackagenamehere' to get rid of 7.3 first. On Wed, 11 Feb 2004, Jeremy Smith wrote: > To follow up on this, I just did try deleting those files and running the > RPM process again, and received the same errors. > > rpm -ih postgresql-libs-7.4-0.3PGDG.i386.rpm > ##

Re: [ADMIN] Upgrading from 7.2 to 7.4.1 on Redhat 7

2004-02-11 Thread Bruce Momjian
scott.marlowe wrote: > Log in as root, then "su - postgres" and type in "pg_autovacuum --help" > and see if you get a response from that. If so, the the autovacuum > daemon is there, and all you have to do to get it running it its basic > format is to run it with 'pg_autovacuum -D'. > > On Tue

Re: [ADMIN] Upgrading from 7.2 to 7.4.1 on Redhat 7

2004-02-11 Thread Jeremy Smith
Thanks Lamar I will try that link later, for some reason it's not coming up now. I tried one of the FTPs off of the postgresql.org site, and the folder for 7.4.1 and Redhat 7.3 was empty. Btw, I have removed my RPM installation of 7.4.0, and my failed attempt at installing 7.4.1 and am now left

Re: [ADMIN] Upgrading from 7.2 to 7.4.1 on Redhat 7

2004-02-11 Thread Sam Barnett-Cormack
On Wed, 11 Feb 2004, Jeremy Smith wrote: > Thanks Lamar > > I will try that link later, for some reason it's not coming up now. I tried > one of the FTPs off of the postgresql.org site, and the folder for 7.4.1 and > Redhat 7.3 was empty. > > Btw, I have removed my RPM installation of 7.4.0, and