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track_counts
Enables collection of statistics on database activity. This parameter is on by default, because the autovacuum daemon needs the collected information. Only superusers and users with the appropriate SET privilege can change this setting.
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- boot val
- on
- category
- Statistics / Cumulative Query and Index Statistics
- context
- superuser
- documented
- true
- enumvals
- Unknown
- extra desc
- Unknown
- lang
- en
- max val
- Unknown
- metadata version
- 18
- min val
- Unknown
- name
- track_counts
- short desc
- Collects statistics on database activity.
- source
- pg-settings-source-snapshot
- unit
- Unknown
- vartype
- bool
Definition PG 18
Enables collection of statistics on database activity. This parameter is on by default, because the autovacuum daemon needs the collected information. Only superusers and users with the appropriate SET privilege can change this setting.
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