Re: postgres connects to server every 5 minutes

[Alexander Wirz <alex@student.uni-kassel.de>]

Oliver Elphick <olly@lfix.co.uk> wrote:
>> reason for this behaviour?
>
> pg_autovacuum (from postgresql-contrib) is started by
> /etc/init.d/postgresql (if so configured by
> /etc/postgresql/postmaster.conf).  It is turned on by default. 
>
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> Oliver Elphick                                Oliver.Elphick@lfix.co.uk
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>
What is the purpose of pg_autovacuum? Should I turn it off?
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