Hi all After helping clean up the mess from another user who turned fsync=off because they read (bad) tuning advice that it was faster, I'd really like to change the config file comment.
Really. #fsync = on # turns forced synchronization on or off Now, we can't rename fsync to disable_crash_safety=on or corrupt_my_database=on. But the comment needs changing. How about: #fsync = on # force disk flushes required for crash safety or, preferably something like: "Enable forced disk flushes when they are required for crash safety. Disabling fsync can lead to unrecoverable database corruption in a crash of the host system." -- Craig Ringer http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services
