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.