Re: Improving postgresql.conf

> Would it help to have two lines in the config file for each setting, one 
> with the default (comment) and one with the actual setting? So for 
> example, the postgresql.conf would ship with something like this:
> 
> #tcpip_socket = false       #default
> tcpip_socket = false

Even better, have a postgresql.conf-dist file for reference.

I'm strongly in favour of distribution postresql.conf-large as well, 
with much higher settings for SCSI, 1GM RAM machines, say.  This is 
exactly as MySQL does it and I think it's a great idea.

At least then an admin will notice the file there and say to themselves 
"I wonder what I need to do to configure for a big server, i guess that 
implies that this default postgresql.conf won't perform very well"...

Chris