Re: since when has pg_stat_user_indexes.idx_scan been counting? - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Tomas Vondra
Subject Re: since when has pg_stat_user_indexes.idx_scan been counting?
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Msg-id 4DCC24BD.9040900@fuzzy.cz
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In response to since when has pg_stat_user_indexes.idx_scan been counting?  (Willy-Bas Loos <willybas@gmail.com>)
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Dne 12.5.2011 17:39, Willy-Bas Loos napsal(a):
> Hi,
>
> We have some indexes that don't seem to be used at all.
> I'd like to know since when they have not been used.
> That is, the time when postgres started counting to reach the number
> that is in pg_stat_user_indexes.idx_scan
>
> Is there a way to retrieve that from the database ?

BTW it's really really tricky to remove indexes once they're created.
What if the index is created for a single batch process that runs once a
year to close the fiscal year etc?

So be very careful about this.

Tomas

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