On Apr 4, 2005 6:44 PM, Simon Riggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Before I start to tunnel-vision on a particular coincidence... > > How much memory have you got on the system?
Now, 2Gb, but most of it is free in this situation. Earlier, I posted some of the settings related to work mem. > How much of that have you allocated to various tasks? Do you mean inside PostgreSQL? > What else is happening on your system? sshd, that's it :-) > Tell us more about disk set-up and other hardware related things. > Disk cache...disk speed...seek times....etc Sure, here's the system configuration: * AMD64/3000 * 2GB RAM (was 1GB, has made no difference) * 1 x 120GB SATA drive (w/WAL), 7200RPM Seagate * 1 x 160GB SATA drive (main), 7200RPM Seagate Chris -- | Christopher Petrilli | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend