/proc/sys/kernel/shmmax

[Gérard BIGOT]

On Jan 21, 2008 8:45 AM, Luca Ferrari <fluca1978 at infinito.it> wrote:

> On Sunday 20 January 2008 Gérard BIGOT's cat, walking on the keyboard,
> wrote:
> >
> >      - You can also use the sysctl command to change the value of
> SHMMAX:
> >
> >
> >    # *sysctl -w kernel.shmmax=2147483648*
>
> Uhm...I tied this with 2GB but the system (cat /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax)
> shows
> me 1GB value, that's the strange why I asked in mailing list.
>

Did you use sudo? #, in  ubuntu case means 'please use sudo before this
Command'.

Without sudo, it'll fail.

G.
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