On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Torsten Zühlsdorff <foo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> kernel.shmall = 9000000000 >> kernel.shmmax = 9000000000 >> >> into /etc/sysctl.conf. Run "sysctl -p" to activate them. However, >> this is a bit distribution-specific. > > If you're using FreeBSD you even have to restart the machine. > No, you do not. kern.ipc.shmall and shmmax are run-time tunables in FreeBSD. The only postgres related settings you need a reboot to adjust are kern.ipc.semmni and semmns. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general