"Magnus Hagander" <magnus@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> How about we just emit a warning.. >> >> WARNING: Connections above 250 on Windows platforms may have >> unpredictable results. > That's probably a better idea. I'll go look at that unless people feel we should just stick it in docd/faq? Unless we've got some credible basis for citing a particular number, I don't think this will help much. Rainer Bauer <usenet@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > My guess is that Windows is running out of handles. Each backend uses about > 150 handles. 100 Backends means 15000 handles. Depending how many other > programs are currently running the no. of startable backends will vary > depending on the total handle limit Windows imposes. I find this theory very interesting; for one thing it explains the reported variability of results, since the non-Postgres demand for handles could be anything. Is there any way we could check it? If it's accurate, what we ought to be whining about is some combination of max_connections and max_files_per_process, rather than only considering the former. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly