Otis,
> I saw a few mentions of 'effective_cache_size' parameter. Is this a
> new PG 7.4 option? I have PG 7.3.4 and didn't see that parameter in my
> postgresql.conf.
Nope. AFAIK, it's been around since 7.0. Maybe you accidentally cut it out
of your postgresql.conf?
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--Josh
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco