Re: CREATE TABLE fails

Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>

From: Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>
To: "pgsql-generallists.postgresql.org" <pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2026-03-08T23:48:29Z
Lists: pgsql-general
On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 7:41 PM Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com> wrote:

> David,
>
> On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 6:37 PM David G. Johnston
> <david.g.johnston@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Sunday, March 8, 2026, Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> But the page at
> >> >>
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/sql-createtable.html#SQL-CREATETABLE-STORAGE-PARAMETERS
> >> >> says it's available.
> >> >>
> >> >> What am I missing?
> >
> >
> > Those are table storage parameters.
> >
> >>
> >> primary
> >> key(id) INCLUDE (drafttype, scoringtype) WITH( fillfactor = 50,
> >> autovacuum_enabled = on ));
> >> ERROR:  unrecognized parameter "autovacuum_enabled"
> >> draft=#
> >
> >
> > You are specifying index storage parameters here.
> >
> > The first paragraph of your linked section says:
> >
> > “Storage parameters for indexes are documented in CREATE INDEX.”
> >
> > You will find autovacuum_enabled is not listed there.  Because you can’t
> vacuum an index separately from its table.
>
> So I will have to compare the CREATE INDEX page with this one and
> figure out which one is supported where?
>

Well, *yes*. Why should you be shocked that some storage parameters just
aren't relevant to indices.

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