Re: proposal: Set effective_cache_size to greater of .conf value, shared_buffers

All,

>> Well, the problem of "find out the box's physical RAM" is doubtless
>> solvable if we're willing to put enough sweat and tears into it, but
>> I'm dubious that it's worth the trouble.  The harder part is how to know
>> if the box is supposed to be dedicated to the database.  Bear in mind
>> that the starting point of this debate was the idea that we're talking
>> about an inexperienced DBA who doesn't know about any configuration knob
>> we might provide for the purpose.