Thread: Postgresql : pg_temp & pg_toast_temp

Vishwanath Kummera <kvishu83@gmail.com> writes:
>        I am seeing there are many schemas created, this is specially when
> enabled "CONCURRENTLY" option for refreshing materialized views through
> table trigger.

> pg_temp_1... pg_temp_30
> pg_toast_temp_1... pg_toast_temp_30

Yes, that's by design.  There's a separate temp schema for each backend
session "slot", which gets created when first needed.

> If this is by design the temp schemas get created with the "CONCURRENTLY"
> option, is there any way to clean-up them automatically?

No.  It'd just lead to thrashing/bloat in the pg_namespace catalog,
since they'd be needed again eventually.

            regards, tom lane



> Thanks,
> Vishu