Re: Large files on linux

Alfred Perlstein schrieb:

> * Fernan Aguero <fernan(at)iib(dot)unsam(dot)edu(dot)ar> [001211 12:45] wrote:
> > Dear all:
> >
> > I am having trouble with large files on a Linux box (RH 6.2). I know there
> > is a limit of 2 GB on the file size, but do not know if this is kernel
> > related, filesystem related or both.
>
> Afaik it's both.
>
> Honestly Postgresql should be able to deal with this limitation by
> using more than one file per table.
>
> But if you really want to support large files on a free UNIX,
> I'd try FreeBSD.
>
> best of luck,
> --
> -Alfred Perlstein - [bright(at)wintelcom(dot)net|alfred(at)freebsd(dot)org]
> "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk."

Kernel >= 2.4 can manage large files. As far as I have tried this it works
perfectly well.

Hans