pg_test_fsync pg_test_fsync — determine fastest wal_sync_method for PostgreSQL Synopsis pg_test_fsync [option...] Description pg_test_fsync is intended to give you a reasonable …| PostgreSQL Documentation
initdb initdb — create a new PostgreSQL database cluster Synopsis initdb [option...] [ --pgdata | -D ] directory Description initdb …| PostgreSQL Documentation
Dear Slashdot comment flood: I didn't write the summary in the Slashdot story. The submitter did. I know the disks themselves don't handle an fsync(). I know fsync() only tells the operating system to flush. This script tests whether fsync works end-to-end. A database in userspace can only fsync...…| brad.livejournal.com
19.5. Write Ahead Log # 19.5.1. Settings 19.5.2. Checkpoints 19.5.3. Archiving 19.5.4. Recovery 19.5.5. Archive Recovery 19.5.6. Recovery Target 19.5.7. WAL …| PostgreSQL Documentation