On Monday 12 July 2010 15:29:14 Tom Wilcox wrote: > Hi, > > Is it possible to configure postgres from SQL? > > I am interested in turning off fsync for a set of queries (that take > ages to run) and then turn fsync back on again afterwards. disabling fsync is nearly never a good idea. What you can change (and that makes quite a bit of sense in some situations) is the "synchronous_commit" setting. What kind of queries are those? Many small transactions? Andres -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
