> postgresql.conf lists these parameters as affecting shared memory size:
>
> # Shared Memory Size
ah, yes. i probably should've guessed.
> You could work out the effective multipliers for these parameters with a
> little bit of experimental effort...
working on it. thanks for all the information. even seeing the above
wouldn't have helped quite as much as everything else you mentioned.
today alone, i've boosted the stability and performance of our
development server tremendously. thanks for all your help!
-tfo