[PERFORM] Postgres locking up?

2006-09-29 Thread Brian Hurt
I'm experiencing a problem with our postgres database. Queries that normally take seconds suddenly start taking hours, if they complete at all. This isn't a vacuuming or analyzing problem- I've been on this list long enough that they were my first response, and besides it doesn't happen

Re: [PERFORM] Postgres locking up?

2006-09-29 Thread Andrew Sullivan
On Fri, Sep 29, 2006 at 03:24:14PM -0400, Brian Hurt wrote: I'm experiencing a problem with our postgres database. Queries that normally take seconds suddenly start taking hours, if they complete at all. The first thing I'd do is EXPLAIN and EXPLAIN ANALYSE on the queries in question. The

Re: [PERFORM] Postgres locking up?

2006-09-29 Thread Robert Becker Cope
Brian Hurt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm experiencing a problem with our postgres database. Queries that normally take seconds suddenly start taking hours, if they complete at all. Do you have any long running transactions? I have noticed that with Postgres 8.1.x, a long running transaction