Add vacuum_freeze_table_age GUC option, to control when VACUUM should
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1 # -----------------------------
2 # PostgreSQL configuration file
3 # -----------------------------
5 # This file consists of lines of the form:
7 #   name = value
9 # (The "=" is optional.)  Whitespace may be used.  Comments are introduced with
10 # "#" anywhere on a line.  The complete list of parameter names and allowed
11 # values can be found in the PostgreSQL documentation.
13 # The commented-out settings shown in this file represent the default values.
14 # Re-commenting a setting is NOT sufficient to revert it to the default value;
15 # you need to reload the server.
17 # This file is read on server startup and when the server receives a SIGHUP
18 # signal.  If you edit the file on a running system, you have to SIGHUP the
19 # server for the changes to take effect, or use "pg_ctl reload".  Some
20 # parameters, which are marked below, require a server shutdown and restart to
21 # take effect.
23 # Any parameter can also be given as a command-line option to the server, e.g.,
24 # "postgres -c log_connections=on".  Some parameters can be changed at run time
25 # with the "SET" SQL command.
27 # Memory units:  kB = kilobytes MB = megabytes GB = gigabytes
28 # Time units:    ms = milliseconds s = seconds min = minutes h = hours d = days
31 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
32 # FILE LOCATIONS
33 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
35 # The default values of these variables are driven from the -D command-line
36 # option or PGDATA environment variable, represented here as ConfigDir.
38 #data_directory = 'ConfigDir'           # use data in another directory
39                                         # (change requires restart)
40 #hba_file = 'ConfigDir/pg_hba.conf'     # host-based authentication file
41                                         # (change requires restart)
42 #ident_file = 'ConfigDir/pg_ident.conf' # ident configuration file
43                                         # (change requires restart)
45 # If external_pid_file is not explicitly set, no extra PID file is written.
46 #external_pid_file = '(none)'           # write an extra PID file
47                                         # (change requires restart)
50 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
51 # CONNECTIONS AND AUTHENTICATION
52 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
54 # - Connection Settings -
56 #listen_addresses = 'localhost'         # what IP address(es) to listen on;
57                                         # comma-separated list of addresses;
58                                         # defaults to 'localhost', '*' = all
59                                         # (change requires restart)
60 #port = 5432                            # (change requires restart)
61 #max_connections = 100                  # (change requires restart)
62 # Note:  Increasing max_connections costs ~400 bytes of shared memory per 
63 # connection slot, plus lock space (see max_locks_per_transaction).
64 #superuser_reserved_connections = 3     # (change requires restart)
65 #unix_socket_directory = ''             # (change requires restart)
66 #unix_socket_group = ''                 # (change requires restart)
67 #unix_socket_permissions = 0777         # begin with 0 to use octal notation
68                                         # (change requires restart)
69 #bonjour_name = ''                      # defaults to the computer name
70                                         # (change requires restart)
72 # - Security and Authentication -
74 #authentication_timeout = 1min          # 1s-600s
75 #ssl = off                              # (change requires restart)
76 #ssl_ciphers = 'ALL:!ADH:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH'      # allowed SSL ciphers
77                                         # (change requires restart)
78 #password_encryption = on
79 #db_user_namespace = off
81 # Kerberos and GSSAPI
82 #krb_server_keyfile = ''
83 #krb_srvname = 'postgres'               # (Kerberos only)
84 #krb_caseins_users = off
86 # - TCP Keepalives -
87 # see "man 7 tcp" for details
89 #tcp_keepalives_idle = 0                # TCP_KEEPIDLE, in seconds;
90                                         # 0 selects the system default
91 #tcp_keepalives_interval = 0            # TCP_KEEPINTVL, in seconds;
92                                         # 0 selects the system default
93 #tcp_keepalives_count = 0               # TCP_KEEPCNT;
94                                         # 0 selects the system default
97 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
98 # RESOURCE USAGE (except WAL)
99 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
101 # - Memory -
103 #shared_buffers = 32MB                  # min 128kB
104                                         # (change requires restart)
105 #temp_buffers = 8MB                     # min 800kB
106 #max_prepared_transactions = 5          # can be 0 or more
107                                         # (change requires restart)
108 # Note:  Increasing max_prepared_transactions costs ~600 bytes of shared memory
109 # per transaction slot, plus lock space (see max_locks_per_transaction).
110 #work_mem = 1MB                         # min 64kB
111 #maintenance_work_mem = 16MB            # min 1MB
112 #max_stack_depth = 2MB                  # min 100kB
114 # - Kernel Resource Usage -
116 #max_files_per_process = 1000           # min 25
117                                         # (change requires restart)
118 #shared_preload_libraries = ''          # (change requires restart)
120 # - Cost-Based Vacuum Delay -
122 #vacuum_cost_delay = 0                  # 0-1000 milliseconds
123 #vacuum_cost_page_hit = 1               # 0-10000 credits
124 #vacuum_cost_page_miss = 10             # 0-10000 credits
125 #vacuum_cost_page_dirty = 20            # 0-10000 credits
126 #vacuum_cost_limit = 200                # 1-10000 credits
128 # - Background Writer -
130 #bgwriter_delay = 200ms                 # 10-10000ms between rounds
131 #bgwriter_lru_maxpages = 100            # 0-1000 max buffers written/round
132 #bgwriter_lru_multiplier = 2.0          # 0-10.0 multipler on buffers scanned/round
134 # - Asynchronous Behavior -
136 #effective_io_concurrency = 1           # 1-1000, or 0 to disable prefetching
139 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
140 # WRITE AHEAD LOG
141 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
143 # - Settings -
145 #fsync = on                             # turns forced synchronization on or off
146 #synchronous_commit = on                # immediate fsync at commit
147 #wal_sync_method = fsync                # the default is the first option 
148                                         # supported by the operating system:
149                                         #   open_datasync
150                                         #   fdatasync
151                                         #   fsync
152                                         #   fsync_writethrough
153                                         #   open_sync
154 #full_page_writes = on                  # recover from partial page writes
155 #wal_buffers = 64kB                     # min 32kB
156                                         # (change requires restart)
157 #wal_writer_delay = 200ms               # 1-10000 milliseconds
159 #commit_delay = 0                       # range 0-100000, in microseconds
160 #commit_siblings = 5                    # range 1-1000
162 # - Checkpoints -
164 #checkpoint_segments = 3                # in logfile segments, min 1, 16MB each
165 #checkpoint_timeout = 5min              # range 30s-1h
166 #checkpoint_completion_target = 0.5     # checkpoint target duration, 0.0 - 1.0
167 #checkpoint_warning = 30s               # 0 is off
169 # - Archiving -
171 #archive_mode = off             # allows archiving to be done
172                                 # (change requires restart)
173 #archive_command = ''           # command to use to archive a logfile segment
174 #archive_timeout = 0            # force a logfile segment switch after this
175                                 # time; 0 is off
178 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
179 # QUERY TUNING
180 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
182 # - Planner Method Configuration -
184 #enable_bitmapscan = on
185 #enable_hashagg = on
186 #enable_hashjoin = on
187 #enable_indexscan = on
188 #enable_mergejoin = on
189 #enable_nestloop = on
190 #enable_seqscan = on
191 #enable_sort = on
192 #enable_tidscan = on
194 # - Planner Cost Constants -
196 #seq_page_cost = 1.0                    # measured on an arbitrary scale
197 #random_page_cost = 4.0                 # same scale as above
198 #cpu_tuple_cost = 0.01                  # same scale as above
199 #cpu_index_tuple_cost = 0.005           # same scale as above
200 #cpu_operator_cost = 0.0025             # same scale as above
201 #effective_cache_size = 128MB
203 # - Genetic Query Optimizer -
205 #geqo = on
206 #geqo_threshold = 12
207 #geqo_effort = 5                        # range 1-10
208 #geqo_pool_size = 0                     # selects default based on effort
209 #geqo_generations = 0                   # selects default based on effort
210 #geqo_selection_bias = 2.0              # range 1.5-2.0
212 # - Other Planner Options -
214 #default_statistics_target = 100        # range 1-10000
215 #constraint_exclusion = partition       # on, off, or partition
216 #cursor_tuple_fraction = 0.1            # range 0.0-1.0
217 #from_collapse_limit = 8
218 #join_collapse_limit = 8                # 1 disables collapsing of explicit 
219                                         # JOIN clauses
222 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
223 # ERROR REPORTING AND LOGGING
224 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
226 # - Where to Log -
228 #log_destination = 'stderr'             # Valid values are combinations of
229                                         # stderr, csvlog, syslog and eventlog,
230                                         # depending on platform.  csvlog
231                                         # requires logging_collector to be on.
233 # This is used when logging to stderr:
234 #logging_collector = off                # Enable capturing of stderr and csvlog
235                                         # into log files. Required to be on for
236                                         # csvlogs.
237                                         # (change requires restart)
239 # These are only used if logging_collector is on:
240 #log_directory = 'pg_log'               # directory where log files are written,
241                                         # can be absolute or relative to PGDATA
242 #log_filename = 'postgresql-%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S.log'        # log file name pattern,
243                                         # can include strftime() escapes
244 #log_truncate_on_rotation = off         # If on, an existing log file of the
245                                         # same name as the new log file will be
246                                         # truncated rather than appended to.
247                                         # But such truncation only occurs on
248                                         # time-driven rotation, not on restarts
249                                         # or size-driven rotation.  Default is
250                                         # off, meaning append to existing files
251                                         # in all cases.
252 #log_rotation_age = 1d                  # Automatic rotation of logfiles will
253                                         # happen after that time.  0 to disable.
254 #log_rotation_size = 10MB               # Automatic rotation of logfiles will 
255                                         # happen after that much log output.
256                                         # 0 to disable.
258 # These are relevant when logging to syslog:
259 #syslog_facility = 'LOCAL0'
260 #syslog_ident = 'postgres'
263 # - When to Log -
265 #client_min_messages = notice           # values in order of decreasing detail:
266                                         #   debug5
267                                         #   debug4
268                                         #   debug3
269                                         #   debug2
270                                         #   debug1
271                                         #   log
272                                         #   notice
273                                         #   warning
274                                         #   error
276 #log_min_messages = warning             # values in order of decreasing detail:
277                                         #   debug5
278                                         #   debug4
279                                         #   debug3
280                                         #   debug2
281                                         #   debug1
282                                         #   info
283                                         #   notice
284                                         #   warning
285                                         #   error
286                                         #   log
287                                         #   fatal
288                                         #   panic
290 #log_error_verbosity = default          # terse, default, or verbose messages
292 #log_min_error_statement = error        # values in order of decreasing detail:
293                                         #   debug5
294                                         #   debug4
295                                         #   debug3
296                                         #   debug2
297                                         #   debug1
298                                         #   info
299                                         #   notice
300                                         #   warning
301                                         #   error
302                                         #   log
303                                         #   fatal
304                                         #   panic (effectively off)
306 #log_min_duration_statement = -1        # -1 is disabled, 0 logs all statements
307                                         # and their durations, > 0 logs only
308                                         # statements running at least this time.
310 #silent_mode = off                      # DO NOT USE without syslog or
311                                         # logging_collector
312                                         # (change requires restart)
314 # - What to Log -
316 #debug_print_parse = off
317 #debug_print_rewritten = off
318 #debug_print_plan = off
319 #debug_pretty_print = on
320 #log_checkpoints = off
321 #log_connections = off
322 #log_disconnections = off
323 #log_duration = off
324 #log_hostname = off
325 #log_line_prefix = ''                   # special values:
326                                         #   %u = user name
327                                         #   %d = database name
328                                         #   %r = remote host and port
329                                         #   %h = remote host
330                                         #   %p = process ID
331                                         #   %t = timestamp without milliseconds
332                                         #   %m = timestamp with milliseconds
333                                         #   %i = command tag
334                                         #   %c = session ID
335                                         #   %l = session line number
336                                         #   %s = session start timestamp
337                                         #   %v = virtual transaction ID
338                                         #   %x = transaction ID (0 if none)
339                                         #   %q = stop here in non-session
340                                         #        processes
341                                         #   %% = '%'
342                                         # e.g. '<%u%%%d> '
343 #log_lock_waits = off                   # log lock waits >= deadlock_timeout
344 #log_statement = 'none'                 # none, ddl, mod, all
345 #log_temp_files = -1                    # log temporary files equal or larger
346                                         # than specified size;
347                                         # -1 disables, 0 logs all temp files
348 #log_timezone = unknown                 # actually, defaults to TZ environment
349                                         # setting
352 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
353 # RUNTIME STATISTICS
354 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
356 # - Query/Index Statistics Collector -
358 #track_activities = on
359 #track_counts = on
360 #track_functions = none                 # none, pl, all
361 #track_activity_query_size = 1024
362 #update_process_title = on
363 #stats_temp_directory = 'pg_stat_tmp'
366 # - Statistics Monitoring -
368 #log_parser_stats = off
369 #log_planner_stats = off
370 #log_executor_stats = off
371 #log_statement_stats = off
374 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
375 # AUTOVACUUM PARAMETERS
376 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
378 #autovacuum = on                        # Enable autovacuum subprocess?  'on' 
379                                         # requires track_counts to also be on.
380 #log_autovacuum_min_duration = -1       # -1 disables, 0 logs all actions and
381                                         # their durations, > 0 logs only
382                                         # actions running at least that time.
383 #autovacuum_max_workers = 3             # max number of autovacuum subprocesses
384 #autovacuum_naptime = 1min              # time between autovacuum runs
385 #autovacuum_vacuum_threshold = 50       # min number of row updates before
386                                         # vacuum
387 #autovacuum_analyze_threshold = 50      # min number of row updates before 
388                                         # analyze
389 #autovacuum_vacuum_scale_factor = 0.2   # fraction of table size before vacuum
390 #autovacuum_analyze_scale_factor = 0.1  # fraction of table size before analyze
391 #autovacuum_freeze_max_age = 200000000  # maximum XID age before forced vacuum
392                                         # (change requires restart)
393 #autovacuum_vacuum_cost_delay = 20      # default vacuum cost delay for
394                                         # autovacuum, -1 means use
395                                         # vacuum_cost_delay
396 #autovacuum_vacuum_cost_limit = -1      # default vacuum cost limit for
397                                         # autovacuum, -1 means use
398                                         # vacuum_cost_limit
401 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
402 # CLIENT CONNECTION DEFAULTS
403 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
405 # - Statement Behavior -
407 #search_path = '"$user",public'         # schema names
408 #default_tablespace = ''                # a tablespace name, '' uses the default
409 #temp_tablespaces = ''                  # a list of tablespace names, '' uses
410                                         # only default tablespace
411 #check_function_bodies = on
412 #default_transaction_isolation = 'read committed'
413 #default_transaction_read_only = off
414 #session_replication_role = 'origin'
415 #statement_timeout = 0                  # 0 is disabled
416 #vacuum_freeze_min_age = 50000000
417 #vacuum_freeze_table_age = 150000000
418 #xmlbinary = 'base64'
419 #xmloption = 'content'
421 # - Locale and Formatting -
423 #datestyle = 'iso, mdy'
424 #intervalstyle = 'postgres'
425 #timezone = unknown                     # actually, defaults to TZ environment
426                                         # setting
427 #timezone_abbreviations = 'Default'     # Select the set of available time zone
428                                         # abbreviations.  Currently, there are
429                                         #   Default
430                                         #   Australia
431                                         #   India
432                                         # You can create your own file in
433                                         # share/timezonesets/.
434 #extra_float_digits = 0                 # min -15, max 2
435 #client_encoding = sql_ascii            # actually, defaults to database
436                                         # encoding
438 # These settings are initialized by initdb, but they can be changed.
439 #lc_messages = 'C'                      # locale for system error message
440                                         # strings
441 #lc_monetary = 'C'                      # locale for monetary formatting
442 #lc_numeric = 'C'                       # locale for number formatting
443 #lc_time = 'C'                          # locale for time formatting
445 # default configuration for text search
446 #default_text_search_config = 'pg_catalog.simple'
448 # - Other Defaults -
450 #dynamic_library_path = '$libdir'
451 #local_preload_libraries = ''
454 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
455 # LOCK MANAGEMENT
456 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
458 #deadlock_timeout = 1s
459 #max_locks_per_transaction = 64         # min 10
460                                         # (change requires restart)
461 # Note:  Each lock table slot uses ~270 bytes of shared memory, and there are
462 # max_locks_per_transaction * (max_connections + max_prepared_transactions)
463 # lock table slots.
466 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
467 # VERSION/PLATFORM COMPATIBILITY
468 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
470 # - Previous PostgreSQL Versions -
472 #add_missing_from = off
473 #array_nulls = on
474 #backslash_quote = safe_encoding        # on, off, or safe_encoding
475 #default_with_oids = off
476 #escape_string_warning = on
477 #regex_flavor = advanced                # advanced, extended, or basic
478 #sql_inheritance = on
479 #standard_conforming_strings = off
480 #synchronize_seqscans = on
482 # - Other Platforms and Clients -
484 #transform_null_equals = off
487 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
488 # CUSTOMIZED OPTIONS
489 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
491 #custom_variable_classes = ''           # list of custom variable class names