Received: from localhost (maia-1.hub.org [200.46.204.191]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E842A9FB5A1 for ; Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:50:29 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.191]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 31972-06 for ; Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:50:25 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: delayed 00:07:20.046012 by SQLgrey-1.7.5 Received: from xena.bway.net (xena.bway.net [216.220.96.26]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 618909FB570 for ; Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:50:25 -0300 (ADT) Received: (qmail 70488 invoked by uid 0); 19 Jun 2007 23:43:04 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO white.nat.fasttrackmonkey.com) (spork@216.220.116.154) by smtp.bway.net with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 19 Jun 2007 23:43:04 -0000 Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:42:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Charles Sprickman X-X-Sender: spork@white.nat.fasttrackmonkey.com To: Josh Berkus cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org Subject: Re: PostgreSQL Configuration Tool for Dummies In-Reply-To: <200706191254.09777.josh@agliodbs.com> Message-ID: References: <200706191254.09777.josh@agliodbs.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200706/395 X-Sequence-Number: 25428 On Tue, 19 Jun 2007, Josh Berkus wrote: > "What OS Are You Using", of course, needs to have Linux, Solaris, BSD, OSX > and Windows. At some point, this tool will also need to generate for the > user any shmem settings that they need to make on the OS. I also noticed that on FreeBSD (6.2) at least the stock config simply won't run without building a new kernel that bumps up all the SHM stuff or dropping down resource usage in the postgres config... Overall, I like the idea. I've been slowly working on weaning myself off of mysql and I think removing any roadblocks that new users might stumble upon seems like an excellent way to get more exposure. Charles > -- > --Josh > > Josh Berkus > PostgreSQL @ Sun > San Francisco > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at > > http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate >