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Only logical slots have an associated database.</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ><TT CLASS="STRUCTFIELD" >database</TT ></TD ><TD ><TT CLASS="TYPE" >text</TT ></TD ><TD ><TT CLASS="LITERAL" ><A HREF="catalog-pg-database.html" ><TT CLASS="STRUCTNAME" >pg_database</TT ></A >.datname</TT ></TD ><TD >The name of the database this slot is associated with, or null. Only logical slots have an associated database.</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ><TT CLASS="STRUCTFIELD" >active</TT ></TD ><TD ><TT CLASS="TYPE" >boolean</TT ></TD ><TD > </TD ><TD >True if this slot is currently actively being used</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ><TT CLASS="STRUCTFIELD" >active_pid</TT ></TD ><TD ><TT CLASS="TYPE" >integer</TT ></TD ><TD > </TD ><TD >The process ID of the session using this slot if the slot is currently actively being used. <TT CLASS="LITERAL" >NULL</TT > if inactive. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ><TT CLASS="STRUCTFIELD" >xmin</TT ></TD ><TD ><TT CLASS="TYPE" >xid</TT ></TD ><TD > </TD ><TD >The oldest transaction that this slot needs the database to retain. <TT CLASS="LITERAL" >VACUUM</TT > cannot remove tuples deleted by any later transaction. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ><TT CLASS="STRUCTFIELD" >catalog_xmin</TT ></TD ><TD ><TT CLASS="TYPE" >xid</TT ></TD ><TD > </TD ><TD >The oldest transaction affecting the system catalogs that this slot needs the database to retain. <TT CLASS="LITERAL" >VACUUM</TT > cannot remove catalog tuples deleted by any later transaction. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ><TT CLASS="STRUCTFIELD" >restart_lsn</TT ></TD ><TD ><TT CLASS="TYPE" >pg_lsn</TT ></TD ><TD > </TD ><TD >The address (<TT CLASS="LITERAL" >LSN</TT >) of oldest WAL which still might be required by the consumer of this slot and thus won't be automatically removed during checkpoints. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ><TT CLASS="STRUCTFIELD" >confirmed_flush_lsn</TT ></TD ><TD ><TT CLASS="TYPE" >pg_lsn</TT ></TD ><TD > </TD ><TD >The address (<TT CLASS="LITERAL" >LSN</TT >) up to which the logical slot's consumer has confirmed receiving data. 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