Everybody is sending the same answer (that I was aware of). I was looking for the value that is set during bootup, not modifying that value. The value is contained in /etc/sysctl.conf (on RH linux) This is where the value is read from. The /proc file system is a virtual file system... The solution that I keep getting. Thanks, James __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com