thanx suresh, but another doubt that lingers in my mind is can i exceed the 32000 limits and keep within 32767?? since semaphore ids can range from 0 to 32767... -praveen. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suresh Jayaram" <sureshj@amiindia.co.in> To: "kernelnewbies" <kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org> Cc: "Praveen Nair" <praveen.nair@patni.com> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 10:30 AM Subject: Re: Semaphore limits!! > > Suman Wrote: > > > > Yes, you can. And you have answered the how part of it urself - By > modifying > > > the /proc/sys/kernel/sem to the appropriate numbers. > > >> > This is how I do it: > > >> > "echo 32 65792 32 2056 > /proc/sys/kernel/sem" > > Quickly setting values like this in /proc/sys is helpful during testing. > However these special settings are lost when the machine is rebooted. > To preserve the settings and to make permanently to your kernel, add them to > the /etc/sysctl.conf file. > > $man sysctl > > JS > > "Software is like sex, better when it is free" > - Linus Torvalds > > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/