Re: routine reindexing in 7.4.6/8.0?

Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com>

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From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>

To: "Ed L." <pgsql@bluepolka.net>

Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org

Date: 2004-11-02T02:55:14Z

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Ed L. wrote:

>What is the conventional wisdom about routine reindexing with 7.4.6 and 8.0?  
>Is it still considered an important maintenance task?  If so, how 
>frequently is it needed?
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7.4 at least handles a lot of the reindex issues at vacuum time.
I assume 8 does the same.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake


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