"Matthew T. O'Connor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 08:12, Christopher Browne wrote: >> [Rummaging around...] These tables are being added for template1, but >> apparently not for "main" databases. That looks like a bit of a fly >> in the ointment...
> I designed it that way. It was my understanding that all of the system > tables pg_class etc... are shared tables, available in all databases, > but actually stored as only one central set of real tables. You are very badly mistaken. Only the tables marked "relisshared" in pg_class (currently pg_shadow, pg_group, pg_database, and their indexes and toast tables) are shared across a cluster. The rest have separate copies per-database. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend