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Find objects linked to a PostgreSQL role

Some times ago I created a PostgreSQL user named user1 (PostgreSQL 9.4.9). I want to drop this user. So I first revoke all permissions on tables, sequences, functions, default privileges and ...
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Postgres - how to avoid unnecessary comparisons inside a WHERE with a JOIN?

Background We're running this query: SELECT COUNT(*) AS "__count" FROM "xfiler_document" INNER JOIN "xfiler_tx" ON ("xfiler_document"."tx_id" = "xfiler_tx"."id") WHERE ( "xfiler_document"."...
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get result of search in database postgresql and work with it every time

I have a query who spend alot of time because there is thousand of ligne in the database, so I need if it's exist a method to put the result of the query some where and work with them the time i want. ...
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pg_start_backup and small max_wal_size

What will happen, if max_wal_size gets exceeded during backup? Specifically, let's consider the following scenario on master: Set max_wal_size to a very low number. Run SELECT pg_start_backup('label'...
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Row by row subtraction with single input number

I want to subrtact dynamically from previous row subtraction result and as input i want to give a single number. I have table a CREATE TABLE a (id int, code text, qty numeric); And data in it ...
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PostgreSQL Changing Varchar Values While Copying From CSV File

I have a CSV file that I want to load in a table, when I do that using the COPY command of PostgreSQL it copies normally, but when querying I noticed that some of the varchar values are changed. below ...
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Postgresql FULL TEXT search LEFT JOIN

I have 2 tables. Products - with 70 000 rows Id, name, name2, listname, onlinename Synonyms - with 100 rows Id, value, product_id SELECT products.id FROM product LEFT JOIN synonyms ON synonym....
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Differences between .dump and .sql in pg_dump PostgreSQL

I'm trying to take a backup of schema using pg_dump like, $ pg_dump -U ganapathy -n hotel_management > ganapathy_schema.dump It create the backup, But I can't restore it using pg_restore. It give ...
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xml parse in postgresSQL

I have a problem with parse simple xml: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> <data-set> <department> <ID>1</ID> &...
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Access articles from a table if user belongs to qualified group

The tables below are myuser & mygroup, where each user has membership to 1 or more groups via an M2M table membership. The articles are accessible by users if one of the condition is satisfied 1)...
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MVCC in PostgreSQL: visible tuple with xmin > current txid

I'm trying to better understand MVCC and am confused by the following (contrived) scenario. I was under the impression that for a row to be visible to a transaction, the transaction's id must be ...
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How to extract namespace from XML in PostgreSQL or PL/pgSQL?

I have an XML document that looks like this: <something xmlns="http://exmple.com/etc/etc/etc">... In order to write an xpath for PostgreSQL, I have to pass the namespace as the third argument ...
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Which BI solutions cooperate with Postgres database and aren't too expensive? [on hold]

I'm looking for solution letting me and my team track changes in Postgres database with daily updates. Data doesn't have to be updated instantly, once a day is enough. We use Excel/Google Sheet ...
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insert is not working as expected while doing partitioning

Created a table with one column and sample values create table t1 (); alter table t1 add column id_ numeric; insert into t1 values (generate_series(1,10)); And, done partitioning odd numbers in one ...
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Unable to convert stored procedure from MySQL to Postgres [on hold]

I am trying to convert the following SP to Postgres DELIMITER // CREATE PROCEDURE `kamailio_cdrs`() BEGIN DECLARE done INT DEFAULT 0; DECLARE bye_record INT DEFAULT 0; DECLARE v_src_user,...
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Where are the username and password stored in postgresql?

I'm using the PostgreSQL database. In it I create users. So I want to know Where are the User name and Password stored? Whether the Password is stored as plain text or encrypted data? Whether root ...
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What is the differences between to and = in set search_path?

I have different schemas in my database like, public Hotel_Management Hospital_Management My default schema is Public. So I try to change from default schema to another schema. I know ...
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Distributing and managing Postgres SCHEMAs with an EXTENSION?

Postgres permits distribution and management with CREATE EXTENSION. Is it more proper to write internal EXTENSIONS to manage third-party provided data, or to use scripts that DROP and CREATE SCHEMA? ...
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Adding id column of table to a hstore column postgres [on hold]

I am trying to figure out how to store the id column of a table into a hstore column. That way the id is stored in two places. Going forward the table will be moved to another database and the ...
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What is the optimal data type for columns that retain dates, DATE or INTEGER? [on hold]

In my experience, old school thinking tells that, for optimal performance, date data points should be stored as an INTEGERs (e.g., as in 20160101), since they are manipulated faster, accelerate ...
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RoR items are not rendered in view by :id because they are not listed in order of :id in rails_admin?

Apology for my ignorance but I have not got solution to this problem: Have this items in database and when rendered in rails view, they are not listed in order of the :id which I expect. When I ...
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Why doesn't postgresql COPY command work with files in mapped drives

I have a problem copying CSV files from a network shared drive into postgreSQL, at present the fix is to copy the files to a local drive first, but it's another process in a chain which is becoming ...
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Is it possible to modify postgresql.conf using pg_ctl?

I am programmatically starting PostgreSQL instances using pg_ctl init and pg_ctl start. I need to modify the configuration in postgresql.conf (specifically listen_addresses, and maybe some other ...
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upgrading postgresql version to 9.5 leads to high cpu utilization [closed]

Upgrading to Postgres version 9.5 has lead to high CPU utilization. Is there any specific reason which is causing the high CPU utilization?
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Can you edit recovery.conf or postgressql.conf using pdadminIII for an Amazon RDS instance? [closed]

Right now, when I access Server configuration under Tools in pdadmin, I see server configuration is disabled. Looks like I cannot edit?
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Efficient pagination for big amount of data [on hold]

I need to be able to quickly (1-2 seconds) retrieve pages of 50,000 records from table that contains ~3,000,000 records. There's a UNIQUE index on a string primary key which contains values like '...
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Scheduling automatic backup while doing PITR in Postgres

I am new to postgres. I have tried to do a PITR in postgres and able to recover to a specific point doing backup with pg_basebackup. I want to schedule the backup to run everyday at a specific time. ...
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Show the number of all tables, views and base tables

How to do that? I was thinking of something like: SELECT COUNT(A.table_name), COUNT(B.table_name) FROM information_schema.tables AS A, information_schema.views AS B; But sadly it gives me bad ...
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Using PGPool with RDS Slave replicas, any advice?

I have a Postgres 9.4 RDS instance with Multi AZ, and there's a slave, read-only replica. Up to this point the load balancing was made in the business layer of my app, but it's inneficient and I was ...
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I can't figure out how to call a function with a trigger, keeps saying function doesn't exist

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION calculate(nr char) RETURNS char AS $$ BEGIN RETURN (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM patient_notitie WHERE pn_patient_nr = nr); END; $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql; This worked: ...
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Postgresql trigger update whole table after delete

I have a table "measurements" which looks like this (with empty cells in the last col) ser_nr | meas_ser | meas_value | last_meas -------+----------+------------+----------- A1 | 1 | 12 ...
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Duplicate entries in query with sum

I have the following tables: players: Columns: name, school_name, gender double: Columns: player_name_fkey, school_name_fkey, category, tournament_number, score My entries in the simple table will ...
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The server how to store a mockup route on the database with the polyline, starting point, end point and, duration [closed]

I used remote server, postgresSQL and Python languge, Ihave created tables.but how to store a mockup route in the database, i do not know, please teach me.
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Pessimistic locking and Postgres

I've encountered this comment on reddit: I love Postgres but the one thing I wish is had is pessimistic locking. It's just such a huge help when you need multi-statement queries when multiple ...
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Get a Table from XML in postgresql

Have a look at the following XML data: <data> <test color="red">Red text</test> <test color="green">green</test> </data> Let's say I have several xml-...
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How to check which table is called which trigger in postgresql?

I have ten tables and five triggers in my database. I don't know the trigger name, but I need to edit the trigger. So I need to know which table is called to which trigger? Using, SELECT tgname FROM ...
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Filter on array text[] and sort on timestamp

Description: PostgreSQL 9.6 on Linux, size of tags_tmp table ~ 30 GB (10 million rows), tags is a text[] and has only 6 values. tags_tmp(id int, tags text[], maker_date timestamp, value text) id ...
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Import Data From csv Into Postgresql WITHOUT COPY

I am writing a function for a python environment which needs to import data from a csv file into an existing table. The scope in which the function can execute does not allow for a db SUPERUSER to run ...
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If exists error in nested query

I am learning sql and I am doing another tricky query. I have the following tables. players: Columns: name, school_name, gender simple: Columns: player_name_fkey, school_name_fkey, category, ...
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Avoiding foreign key repetition on related models in a relational DB

I have a simple DB schema describing certain objects that belong to a historical time period of a country and (optionally) a subdivision of that country at that period. The contrived class diagram is ...
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SQL - Find top rows where parameter is the same

I am learning sql and I am jumping into more complicated queries. I have the following tables: players: Columns: name, school_name, gender simple: Columns: player_name_fkey, school_name_fkey, ...
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Query for highest version

I have the following table (stripped to the bare essentials): (script is in postgresql) CREATE TABLE t_version ( name VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL, major INTEGER NOT NULL, minor INTEGER NOT NULL, ...
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SUM over distinct rows with multiple joins

Schema: CREATE TABLE "items" ( "id" SERIAL NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, "country" VARCHAR(2) NOT NULL, "created" TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT ...
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Postgres cache memory usage [closed]

I'm using Postgres version 9.5 installed on a Debian server. I've 32Gb of total memory in my server and the cache consumed is 30Gb. Can anyone tell the recommended cached memory that Postgres needs ...
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psqlODBC access encoding problem

My local machine: Windows 7, 32-bit. I have installed on it the psqlODBC for 32-bit. MS Access is 32-bit as well. I have tried both Unicode and Ansi connections to... The server: a 64-bit Ubuntu, and ...
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Creating a summary table for an averaging query

In relation to another post of mine regarding slow performance for an averaging query on a table with ~30 million rows, I tried creating a summary table to store the averages. Firstly, I have a table ...
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pglogical for OLAP queries

I am looking to setup a replica for OLAP queries. Currently in my prod I have a master (OLTP node) replicating to a slave via streaming replica. I don't want to use streaming replica for OLAP queries ...
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Difference between assertion and trigger in PostgreSQL?

A trigger is a statement or a block of statement which are executed automatically by the system when an event like insert, update or delete takes place on a table. But I don't know where we use ...
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Find which stored procedures are used

I have a legacy PostgreSQL database schema with hundreds of stored procedures. I know that some of them aren't used anymore, and I want to delete them. What is the easiest way to find which ...
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Abysmal postgres query performance when joining by jsonb_exists (question mark operator)

Our application recently changed how some data was modeled, changing the schema to add a jsonb array column, and populating it from data in another column. We're finding that the new queries joining ...