"George Sexton" <georges@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Could someone please explain what the role of shared buffers is? This Wiki page might be useful to you: http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Tuning_Your_PostgreSQL_Server The short answer (from that page) is: "The shared_buffers configuration parameter determines how much memory is dedicated to PostgreSQL use for caching data." -Kevin -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
