Re: go for a script! / ex: PostgreSQL vs. MySQL

>>>>> "JB" == Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> writes:

JB> Chris,
>> > PostgreSQL requires some more shared memory to cache some tables, x Mb,
>> > do you want to increase your OS kernel parameters?
>> >
>> >    Tweak shmmax and shmmall
>>
>> Note that this still requires a kernel recompile on FreeBSD :(

JB> Not our fault, now is it?  This would mean that we wouldn't be
JB> able to script for FreeBSD.  Bug the FreeBSD developers.

"I read it on the net so it must be true" applies here.  You /can/ set
these values via sysctl calls.

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