Add documentation of memory and time units to postgresql.conf.

Backpatch to 8.2.X for new initdbs.

diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
index 196cae54a367923f96597e7257c81fa36d1cf5dd..c1046fa86ea09f4e5f770a9c7abb617898216c34 100644 (file)
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 # server for the changes to take effect, or use "pg_ctl reload". Some
 # settings, which are marked below, require a server shutdown and restart
 # to take effect.
+#
+# Memory units:  kB = kilobytes MB = megabytes GB = gigabytes
+# Time units:    ms = milliseconds s = seconds min = minutes h = hours d = days
 
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------