Check out your postgres server log for any errors. Look for any abnormal
postgres processes running on server (top)?
(When was the last time you vacuumed your database?)

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Husam
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From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org
[mailtogsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Carol Cheung
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 9:17 AM
To: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
Subject: [NOVICE] Unable to perform any queries on a table

Hi,
I have table that had appx 675K rows. Performing SELECTs were fine. Then

I added appx 300K records to the table, all queries on this table are
now stalling.
Trying to "EXPLAIN ANALYZE" the queries aren't returning anything.
Vacuuming (not full) is hanging as well.

Does anyone have any pointers on how to investigate what's going on?

Thanks,
C

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I forgot to mention that I have other smaller tables for which queries
are executing fine.

There have been no deletions from any of the tables, so I haven't
vacuumed. But I'm attempting lazy-vacuum and it is also hanging.

Thanks for your help,
Carol

Tomeh, Husam wrote:
> Check out your postgres server log for any errors. Look for any abnormal
> postgres processes running on server (top)?
> (When was the last time you vacuumed your database?)
>
> --
> Husam
> firstdba.googlepages.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailtogsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Carol Cheung
> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 9:17 AM
> To: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
> Subject: [NOVICE] Unable to perform any queries on a table
>
> Hi,
> I have table that had appx 675K rows. Performing SELECTs were fine. Then
>
> I added appx 300K records to the table, all queries on this table are
> now stalling.
> Trying to "EXPLAIN ANALYZE" the queries aren't returning anything.
> Vacuuming (not full) is hanging as well.
>
> Does anyone have any pointers on how to investigate what's going on?
>
> Thanks,
> C
>
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Check pg_locks to see if something has an exclusive lock on the table.

On Fri, 2006-08-11 at 12:32 -0400, Carol Cheung wrote:
> I forgot to mention that I have other smaller tables for which queries
> are executing fine.
>
> There have been no deletions from any of the tables, so I haven't
> vacuumed. But I'm attempting lazy-vacuum and it is also hanging.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Carol
>
> Tomeh, Husam wrote:
> > Check out your postgres server log for any errors. Look for any abnormal
> > postgres processes running on server (top)?
> > (When was the last time you vacuumed your database?)
> >
> > --
> > Husam
> > firstdba.googlepages.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org
> > [mailtogsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Carol Cheung
> > Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 9:17 AM
> > To: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
> > Subject: [NOVICE] Unable to perform any queries on a table
> >
> > Hi,
> > I have table that had appx 675K rows. Performing SELECTs were fine. Then
> >
> > I added appx 300K records to the table, all queries on this table are
> > now stalling.
> > Trying to "EXPLAIN ANALYZE" the queries aren't returning anything.
> > Vacuuming (not full) is hanging as well.
> >
> > Does anyone have any pointers on how to investigate what's going on?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > C
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