Robert,
> shared_buffers
> effective_cache_size
> default_stats_target
> work_mem
> maintainance_work_mem
> listen_address
> max_connections
> the fsm parameters
> checkpoint_segements
> random_page_cost
My list is very similar, execept that I drop random_page_cost and add
synchronous_commit, autovaccum (on or off) and offer 4 "packages" of log
settings.
So I think that we can get consensus on what are the "newbie" parameters
pretty easily.
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Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL @ Sun
San Francisco