vacuumdb ERROR: out of memory - Mailing list pgsql-general

From David Kerr
Subject vacuumdb ERROR: out of memory
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Msg-id 20100209004111.GB92357@mr-paradox.net
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I'm getting error:

When I try
vacuumdb -z assessment
or
vacuumdb assessment

I get:
vacuumdb: vacuuming of database "assessment" failed: ERROR:  out of memory
DETAIL:  Failed on request of size 1073741820.

The only way i can actually analyze the DB is if i do a vacuumdb -f

The database is currently sitting at aproximatly 1/10th of my total data.

I'm on 8.3.5, SLES 11 Linux .

Any ideas?

Thanks

Dave

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