Forum OpenACS Q&A: Re: postgresql startup script

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5: Re: postgresql startup script (response to 4)
Posted by Jeff Davis on 11/12/02 11:14 PM
Jon, isn't that an awfully small number for -B?

I have been trying to figure out to tune postgres and the only rule of thumb I have seen for -B is to give it 1/4 of physical memory (or 16384 8k buffers for 512mb of memory).