> Since I am only running desktop applications, I doubt that I will
> need six instances of the PostgreSQL process. I assume that this
> might be managed in a config file, but I can't find any indication
> of this in the PostgreSQL 8.3 help file.
I found this in the FAQ:
....In an empty system you will see anything from two to five
processes...
Ok, that's a start, but I have six, with one using twice the memory of
the others, so what could possibly be running?
And what determines the jump from two to five (or six) on
"an empty system"?
--
George Newton


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