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Re: making postgres DB stable, efficient and secure


  • From: Jeff Davis <pgsql(at)j-davis(dot)com>
  • To: Jasbinder Singh Bali <jsbali(at)gmail(dot)com>
  • Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
  • Subject: Re: making postgres DB stable, efficient and secure
  • Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:30:37 -0700
  • Message-id: <1174602637(dot)23455(dot)569(dot)camel(at)dogma(dot)v10(dot)wvs>

On Thu, 2007-03-22 at 16:59 -0400, Jasbinder Singh Bali wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm done with my database design and almost got it working (with all
> triggers and functions) pefectly.
> Now, i need to see how can I make my DB stable, efficient and secure.
> 
> I wanted to know how should I go about it as far as postgres is
> concerned 
> What are the best practices is this regard.
> 
> Any kind of help would be higly appreciated.
> 

(1) Run it on a stable OS
(2) Disable write cache on your disks, and make *sure* it's disabled

The rest of your question is quite open-ended.

Start with the default configuration, read the documentation, experiment
on a separate box you don't care about, and you're on the right track.

Regards,
	Jeff Davis




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