Re: Postgresql 8.2.4 on linux-sparc problem

Tom Lane wrote:
> Before you get into that, try reducing these parameters:
> 
>> maintenance_work_mem = 1572864	
>> work_mem = 1048576
> 
> They are way too high, especially the second one.

So if 1.5 MB maintenance_work_mem and 1 MB work_mem are "way too high", why 
are the default values in the postgresql.conf on installation 16 MB and 1 MB, 
respectively?

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Lew