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log_autoanalyze_min_duration

log_autoanalyze_min_duration — Sets the minimum execution time above which analyze actions by autovacuum will be logged. Observed in PG19 Beta 3; its last measured boot default is 10 min in PG19 Beta 3, with sighup context. This is a beta-snapshot fact and can change before PostgreSQL 19 GA.
Note

Fact — official short description: “Sets the minimum execution time above which analyze actions by autovacuum will be logged.”

Identity

Type , Valueinteger
Upstream pg_settings type
Context , Valuesighup
Takes effect after configuration reload
Unit , Valuems
Raw unit
Range , Value-12147483647
Raw limits in the last observed version
Enum values , Value
— for non-enum types
Category , ValueReporting and Logging / What to Log
Upstream classification
Latest boot value , Value600000
10 min

Lifecycle

Fact Value
First observed PG19 Beta 3
Present in PG19 Beta 3
Removed in No
Introduction commit dd3ae378301f — Add log_autoanalyze_min_duration
Commit date 2025-10-15
Discussion thread 1

Default history

Measured PG9.0–19 Beta 3 boot defaults
Versions Raw boot_val Unit Human value
PG19 Beta 3 600000 ms 10 min

How it works

PostgreSQL describes log_autoanalyze_min_duration as follows: “Sets the minimum execution time above which analyze actions by autovacuum will be logged.” A configuration reload applies the value to the server without a full restart. The atlas measures it in PG19 Beta 3; boot_val is the compiled or initialized baseline, not proof of a running cluster’s effective setting.

Zero logs every automatic ANALYZE, -1 disables these duration messages, and a positive value logs actions meeting the threshold plus relevant skips caused by locks or dropped relations. Per-table storage parameters can override it, independently from log_autovacuum_min_duration for VACUUM actions.

Read it together with log_autovacuum_min_duration, autovacuum, autovacuum_analyze_threshold, autovacuum_analyze_scale_factor. Check SHOW and pg_settings on the target server, verify the source and pending_restart fields, and compare workload, logs, and resource metrics before and after any change.

Tuning advice

Tip

Advice. These are workload-specific starting points and must be validated with measurements.

Workload Guidance
OLTP Keep the upstream default until a reproducible operational need is demonstrated. Test under representative concurrency and inspect logs, latency, and the related settings before changing cluster-wide policy.
OLAP Evaluate the setting with representative long-running and batch work. Measure total runtime, resource use, log volume, and failure behavior across the whole job rather than one isolated operation.
Small nodes Minimize overrides and document rollback. A small system has less room for extra logging, workers, memory, or retained WAL, so validate the change with explicit resource limits.

Pigsty

Values use the fixed 8-vCPU, 32-GiB, 100-GiB SSD fixture and render the current Pigsty templates for PG19 Beta 3; this does not assert current Pigsty support for that historical or beta release.

Template Effective value Versus upstream boot Source expression
OLTP Unmodified
OLAP Unmodified
CRIT Unmodified
TINY Unmodified
Caution

Advice — pending human review. Fact from the current Pigsty template projection: OLTP: PG19 Beta 3 unmodified; OLAP: PG19 Beta 3 unmodified; CRIT: PG19 Beta 3 unmodified; TINY: PG19 Beta 3 unmodified. No Pigsty-specific rationale is inferred from an absent override.

Common pitfalls

  • Treating the measured boot_val for log_autoanalyze_min_duration as proof of the effective value on an initialized or managed cluster.
  • Applying a change as though it were immediate while pg_settings reports sighup context.
  • Changing this setting in isolation without checking the linked limits, observability, and rollback path.
  • Depending on beta behavior in production without retesting the PostgreSQL 19 final release.

log_autovacuum_min_duration · autovacuum · autovacuum_analyze_threshold · autovacuum_analyze_scale_factor · log_min_messages

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