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log_autovacuum_min_duration
Causes each action executed by autovacuum to be logged if it ran for at least the specified amount of time. Setting this to zero logs all autovacuum actions. -1 disables logging autovacuum actions. If this value is specified without units, it is taken as milliseconds. For example, if you set this to 250ms then all automatic vacuums and analyzes that run 250ms or longer will be logged. In addition, when this parameter is set to any value other than -1, a message will be logged if an autovacuum action is skipped due to a conflicting lock or a concurrently dropped relation. The default is 10min. Enabling this parameter can be helpful in tracking autovacuum activity. This parameter can only be set in the postgresql.conf file or on the server command line; but the setting can be overridden for individual tables by changing table storage parameters.
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- -1 disables logging autovacuum actions. 0 means log all autovacuum actions.
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- log_autovacuum_min_duration
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- Sets the minimum execution time above which autovacuum actions will be logged.
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Definition PG 18
Causes each action executed by autovacuum to be logged if it ran for at
least the specified amount of time. Setting this to zero logs
all autovacuum actions. -1 disables logging autovacuum
actions. If this value is specified without units, it is taken as milliseconds.
For example, if you set this to
250ms then all automatic vacuums and analyzes that run
250ms or longer will be logged. In addition, when this parameter is
set to any value other than -1, a message will be
logged if an autovacuum action is skipped due to a conflicting lock or a
concurrently dropped relation. The default is 10min.
Enabling this parameter can be helpful in tracking autovacuum activity.
This parameter can only be set in the postgresql.conf
file or on the server command line; but the setting can be overridden for
individual tables by changing table storage parameters.
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Causes each action executed by autovacuum to be logged if it ran for at
least the specified amount of time. Setting this to zero logs
all autovacuum actions. <code class="literal">-1</code> disables logging autovacuum
actions. If this value is specified without units, it is taken as milliseconds.
For example, if you set this to
<code class="literal">250ms</code> then all automatic vacuums and analyzes that run
250ms or longer will be logged. In addition, when this parameter is
set to any value other than <code class="literal">-1</code>, a message will be
logged if an autovacuum action is skipped due to a conflicting lock or a
concurrently dropped relation. The default is <code class="literal">10min</code>.
Enabling this parameter can be helpful in tracking autovacuum activity.
This parameter can only be set in the <code class="filename">postgresql.conf</code>
file or on the server command line; but the setting can be overridden for
individual tables by changing table storage parameters.
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