On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 5:50 PM, Melvin Davidson <melvin6...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 7:26 PM, Jonathan Vanasco <postg...@2xlp.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
> *I can't confirm this, but have you tried :*
>
> *SELECT set_config('autovacuum', 'off'', false);*
>
> *SELECT pg_reload_conf(); *
>
> *note: you must be a superuser for above*
>

I'm hoping you meant "ALTER SYSTEM" instead of "set_config()"...

​The documentation on these parameters is unclear:  the only way to change
the values is to edit postgresql.conf (or on the command line) but there is
nothing said regarding whether pg_reload_conf() will work for them.  I'd be
surprised if it did...

If it does - and for other cases where you can, instead of set_config you
could use "ALTER SYSTEM" and at least avoid having to manually edit the
config file.  When done simply:
 ALTER SYSTEM RESET autovacuum;  SELECT pg_reload_conf();
to get back to normal operation.

David J.

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