diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
index 6f659ab18e..3f530f3578 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.164 2002/12/10 01:57:46 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.165 2002/12/27 14:06:34 momjian Exp $
 -->
 
 <Chapter Id="runtime">
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@ dynamic_library_path = '/usr/local/lib/postgresql:/home/my_project/lib:$libdir'
        <para>
         Sets the maximum number of relations (tables) for which free
         space will be tracked in the shared free-space map. The default
-        is 100. This option can only be set at server start.
+        is 1000. This option can only be set at server start.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
index 02c78e0de0..bd63313cd2 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * command, configuration file, and command line options.
  * See src/backend/utils/misc/README for more information.
  *
- * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.108 2002/12/02 05:20:47 tgl Exp $
+ * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c,v 1.109 2002/12/27 14:06:34 momjian Exp $
  *
  * Copyright 2000 by PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Written by Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>.
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ static struct config_int
 
 	{
 		{"max_fsm_relations", PGC_POSTMASTER}, &MaxFSMRelations,
-		100, 10, INT_MAX, NULL, NULL
+		1000, 10, INT_MAX, NULL, NULL
 	},
 	{
 		{"max_fsm_pages", PGC_POSTMASTER}, &MaxFSMPages,
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
index 1c4595a66b..ef91d24828 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #	Shared Memory Size
 #
 #shared_buffers = 64		# 2*max_connections, min 16, typically 8KB each
-#max_fsm_relations = 100	# min 10, fsm is free space map, ~40 bytes
+#max_fsm_relations = 1000	# min 10, fsm is free space map, ~40 bytes
 #max_fsm_pages = 10000		# min 1000, fsm is free space map, ~6 bytes
 #max_locks_per_transaction = 64	# min 10
 #wal_buffers = 8		# min 4, typically 8KB each