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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml index 37a61a13c89..cc156c6385e 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml @@ -1369,14 +1369,26 @@ include_dir 'conf.d' </para> <para> - At present, this feature is supported only on Linux. The setting is - ignored on other systems when set to <literal>try</literal>. + At present, this feature is supported only on Linux and Windows. The + setting is ignored on other systems when set to <literal>try</literal>. </para> <para> The use of huge pages results in smaller page tables and less CPU time - spent on memory management, increasing performance. For more details, - see <xref linkend="linux-huge-pages"/>. + spent on memory management, increasing performance. For more details about + using huge pages on Linux, see <xref linkend="linux-huge-pages"/>. + </para> + + <para> + Huge pages are known as large pages on Windows. To use them, you need to + assign the user right Lock Pages in Memory to the Windows user account + that runs <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>. + You can use Windows Group Policy tool (gpedit.msc) to assign the user right + Lock Pages in Memory. + To start the database server on the command prompt as a standalone process, + not as a Windows service, the command prompt must be run as an administrator + User Access Control (UAC) must be disabled. When the UAC is enabled, the normal + command prompt revokes the user right Lock Pages in Memory when started. </para> <para> |