Re: Maximum size of one table

From: "Brent R(dot) Matzelle" <bmatzelle(at)yahoo(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Maximum size of one table
Date: 2001-03-14 16:35:08
Message-ID: 20010314163508.83379.qmail@web13005.mail.yahoo.com
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--- Jonas Lindholm <jonas(dot)lindholm(at)omgroup(dot)com> wrote:
> Can a table grow larger than maximum file size ?
> E.g. will PG create an additional file for the table ?
>
> I'm running PG 7.0.3 on Linux where the maximum file size is
> 2GB

The new Linux 2.4 kernel has blown away that file size barrier.
The new Large File Support (LFS) can now handle a monstrous 16
terabytes. I compiled and have been running it on RedHat 7.0
for a couple months now. The new kernel will also be included
in the upcoming 7.1 (Fisher) release of RedHat.

Brent

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