When autovacuum is off, the statistics in pg_stat_sys_tables for shared catalogs (e.g., pg_authid, pg_database) never update. So seq_scan doesn't update when you read the table, last_analyze doesn't update when you run analyze, etc.
But when you shut down the server and restart it with autovacuum on, the updated statistics magically appear right away. So seq_scan is updated with the number of reads you did before the shutdown, last_analyze updates with the time of the analyze you did before the shutdown, etc. So the data is saved, just not propagated to the view properly. I can reproduce this back to 9.3, but not 9.2. Any ideas? -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
