> Bruce Momjian wrote: > Should pg_autovacuum be vacuuming temporary tables?
This is a good question, and I would like some opinions from some other people more informed than I. > Secondly, why would > a temporary table for another session be visible to pg_autovacuum? I > know these may sound like stupid questions, but I'm a little shocked > that it found a temp table. Did someone make a permanent table, delete > it, and pg_autovacuum found it in between those operations? I will look into this when I have time, it certainly would be possible that pg_autovacuum could be tripped up by a sequence of events like you describe above. The more general problem is that it shouldn't crash even if it's vacuuming tables it shouldn't. Matthew ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html