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Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:33:55 +0800
From: Craig Ringer <ringerc@ringerc.id.au>
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To: Kevin Grittner <Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov>
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Subject: Re: PostgreSQL oom_adj postmaster process to -17
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On 08/09/2012 04:24 AM, Kevin Grittner wrote:
> http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Number_Of_Database_Connections
>   
Can we please please PLEASE link to that as a comment above max_connections?

Last time this came up nobody was happy with wording of a comment so 
nothing got done. It's a real usability wart - causing real-world 
performance and reliability problems - that people unwittingly raise 
max_connections to absurd levels because they get no warnings, hints or 
guidance of any sort.

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Craig Ringer