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From petchimuthu lingam
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Hi friends,

I am using postgresql 8.1, I have shared_buffers = 50000, now i execute the query, it takes 18 seconds to do sequential scan, when i reduced to 5000, it takes one 10 seconds, Why.

Can anyone explain what is the reason, ( any other configuration is needed in postgresql.conf)

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With Best Regards,
Petchimuthulingam S

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