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@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ For postmaster settings, see ~pgsql/data/postgresql.conf
NB. FreeBSD's PostgreSQL port logs to syslog by default
See ~pgsql/data/postgresql.conf for more info
+NB. If you're not using a checksumming filesystem like ZFS, you might
+ wish to enable data checksumming. It can only be enabled during
+ the initdb phase, by adding the "--data-checksums" flag to
+ the postgres_initdb_flags rcvar. Check the initdb(1) manpage
+ for more info and make sure you understand the performance
+ implications.
+
======================================================================
To run PostgreSQL at startup, add