have you tried using /etc/sysctl.conf and saving the shmax value there? On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 21:51:02 -0600, Wes wrote > The problem with not being able to set shmmax and shmall in a > startup script in Mac OS X is not that you are setting them too late > in the boot process. It is that you can set them only once. In fact, > you can set them from a terminal window after booting and logging > in - as long as they haven't already been set. > > If you comment out the sysctl's for shmall and shmmax in /etc/rc, > reboot, then log in and bring up a terminal window, you will see > that they are set to -1. You can then set them to whatever you want > (as root of course). However, if you try to set the value again, the > first value remains set. > > Unfortunately, this doesn't help much, as Apple's default /etc/rc > sets values. If you comment out these, you can set the values in a startup > script, but you're still screwed when the next update re-enables the > settings in /etc/rc, which are set before SystemStarter is called. > I guess the best you can do is have a startup script that notifies > you if the values are wrong. > > Wes > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Jonel Rienton http://jonel.road14.com ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
