On Wed, 2013-02-20 at 17:42 +0100, Emmanuel Kasper wrote: > Hello > > The default number of semaphores sets of NetBSD ist too low for Postgres > (tested on 9.1) > > I would suggest replacing the sentence: > > In NetBSD 5.0 and later, IPC parameters can be adjusted using sysctl, > for example: > > $ sysctl -w kern.ipc.shmmax=16777216 > > > with the following: > > The default settings are only suitable for small installations. In > NetBSD 5.0 and later, IPC parameters should be adjusted using sysctl, > for example: > > $ sysctl -w kern.ipc.shmmax=16777216 > $ sysctl -w kern.ipc.semmni=256 > $ sysctl -w kern.ipc.semmns=512
In 9.3, the requirements for shared memory have changed, so this might no longer be appropriate advice going forward. -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs
