X-Original-To: pgsql-admin-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.2]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 435A7D1B4FD for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:42:41 +0000 (GMT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (neptune.hub.org [200.46.204.2]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 63627-08 for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 10:42:13 -0300 (ADT) Received: from mail.libertyrms.com (unknown [209.167.124.227]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0FB2D1B554 for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 10:42:08 -0300 (ADT) Received: from [10.1.2.130] (helo=dba2) by mail.libertyrms.com with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #3 (Debian)) id 1ABwm5-0000aL-00 for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 09:42:13 -0400 Received: by dba2 (Postfix, from userid 1019) id 19CB3C63E; Tue, 21 Oct 2003 09:42:13 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 09:42:13 -0400 From: Andrew Sullivan To: "'pgsql-admin@postgresql.org'" Subject: Re: Postgresql Memory Problem Message-ID: <20031021134212.GB10713@libertyrms.info> Mail-Followup-To: Andrew Sullivan , "'pgsql-admin@postgresql.org'" References: <3F953545.2000302@hotpop.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3F953545.2000302@hotpop.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at postgresql.org X-Archive-Number: 200310/257 X-Sequence-Number: 10818 On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 09:31:49PM +0800, dotaku wrote: > Thanks...but can I flush a postgreql server unused memory after stopping > it. The problem that i had is that, even after stopping all postgresql > services...the used memory is still more than 80% of the total RAM.. It sounds like you're worrying about something that you need not worry about. It is totally normal for your OS to "use up" memory that is not otherwise used. Why have it if it's not going to be used? A ---- Andrew Sullivan 204-4141 Yonge Street Afilias Canada Toronto, Ontario Canada M2P 2A8 +1 416 646 3304 x110