Tom Lane wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
>> - If we know better values, why don't we set them by default?
>
> The problem is: better for what? In particular, I'm uncomfortable with
> any changes in the direction of trying to make Postgres take over the
> entire machine by default. I'd want some fairly explicit permission
> from the user for that ...
That is where some 80% solution sample config files come in.
Joshua D. Drake
>
> regards, tom lane
>