Re: pg_log - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Oliver Elphick
Subject Re: pg_log
Date
Msg-id 200101170026.f0H0QNt17787@linda.lfix.co.uk
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In response to pg_log  ("Andrew W. Nosenko" <awn@bcs.zp.ua>)
Responses Re: pg_log  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
List pgsql-general
"Andrew W. Nosenko" wrote:
  >Question: what is logged in pg_log table and how I can cleanup it? (And
  >is this possible at all?)

Don't touch it !!!

It records the status of all your tuples.  If you wipe it, you destroy
your data.


Developers:
I've seen this question several times; wouldn't it be better to rename
pg_log to pg_tuplestatus?  Calling something ...log is asking for it
to be wiped.



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