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    The default values for shared_buffers and max_connections are now 1000 · de98a7e2
    Tom Lane authored
    and 100 respectively, if the platform will allow it.  initdb selects
    values that are not too large to allow the postmaster to start, and
    places these values in the installed postgresql.conf file.  This allows
    us to continue to start up out-of-the-box on platforms with small SHMMAX,
    while having somewhat-realistic default settings on platforms with
    reasonable SHMMAX.  Per recent pghackers discussion.
    de98a7e2
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