Josh Berkus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> ---snip--- >> By default, PostgreSQL is configured to run on minimal hardware. As >> a result, some tuning of your installation will be necessary before >> using it for anything other than extremely small databases. At the >> very least, it will probably be necessary to increase your shared >> buffers setting. See Chapter 16 for details on what tuning options >> are available to you. >> ---snip---
> I think we actually need much more than this. I am about to propose a patch that will cause the default shared_buffers to be more realistic, say 1000, on machines where the kernel will allow it. Not sure if people will let me get away with applying it post-feature-freeze, but if so that would change the terms of this debate noticeably. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]