SERIAL no longer creates an index by default, as of 7.3.

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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
                 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
                                        
-   Last updated: Sat Nov 15 23:41:03 EST 2003
+   Last updated: Wed Nov 19 11:50:04 EST 2003
    
    Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
    
@@ -879,8 +879,8 @@ BYTEA           bytea           variable-length byte array (null-byte safe)
    
     4.15.1) How do I create a serial/auto-incrementing field?
     
-   PostgreSQL supports a SERIAL data type. It auto-creates a sequence and
-   index on the column. For example, this:
+   PostgreSQL supports a SERIAL data type. It auto-creates a sequence.
+   For example, this:
     CREATE TABLE person (
         id   SERIAL,
         name TEXT
@@ -892,7 +892,6 @@ BYTEA           bytea           variable-length byte array (null-byte safe)
         id   INT4 NOT NULL DEFAULT nextval('person_id_seq'),
         name TEXT
     );
-    CREATE UNIQUE INDEX person_id_key ON person ( id );
 
    See the create_sequence manual page for more information about
    sequences. You can also use each row's OID field as a unique value.

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     <H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
 
-    <P>Last updated: Sat Nov 15 23:41:03 EST 2003</P>
+    <P>Last updated: Wed Nov 19 11:50:04 EST 2003</P>
 
     <P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
     "mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ BYTEA           bytea           variable-length byte array (null-byte safe)
     serial/auto-incrementing field?</H4>
 
     <P>PostgreSQL supports a <SMALL>SERIAL</SMALL> data type. It
-    auto-creates a sequence and index on the column. For example,
+    auto-creates a sequence.  For example,
     this:</P>
 <PRE>
     CREATE TABLE person ( 
@@ -1118,7 +1118,6 @@ BYTEA           bytea           variable-length byte array (null-byte safe)
         id   INT4 NOT NULL DEFAULT nextval('person_id_seq'),
         name TEXT 
     );
-    CREATE UNIQUE INDEX person_id_key ON person ( id );
 </PRE>
 
     See the <I>create_sequence</I> manual page for more information