On Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 11:42:34AM +0200, Johann Spies wrote: > 12501 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/postgresql/8.1/bin/postmaster -D > /var/lib/postgresql/8.1/main -c > config_file=/etc/postgresql/8.1/main/postgresql.conf > 12504 ? D 0:54 \_ postgres: writer process > 12505 ? S 1:42 \_ postgres: stats buffer process > 12506 ? S 1:03 | \_ postgres: stats collector process > 15918 ? D 1214:28 \_ postgres: autovacuum process firewall > 18613 ? D 130:08 \_ postgres: exilog exilog 146.232.128.197(53907) > SELECT > 18614 ? S 12:42 \_ postgres: exilog exilog 146.232.128.197(53908) > idle > 31932 ? D 16:11 \_ postgres: exilog exilog 146.232.128.106(36547) > INSERT > 10380 ? S 0:00 \_ postgres: log firewall [local] DROP TABLE > waiting
The drop table will wait for the autovacuum to finish. You might want to kill the autovacuum process (this doesn't do any harm, just aborts the operation so the drop table may proceed). Bye, Tino. -- „Es gibt keinen Weg zum Frieden. Der Frieden ist der Weg.” (Mahatma Gandhi) www.craniosacralzentrum.de www.forteego.de -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin