Re: Linux max on shared buffers? - Mailing list pgsql-general

Doug Fields schrieb:
> At 02:17 PM 7/10/2002, terry@greatgulfhomes.com wrote:
> >How does one increase the SHMMAX?  Does it require recompiling the kernel?
>
> To answer both questions:
>
> Increase it with /etc/sysctl.conf entries such as: (Linux 2.2 and up)
>
> kernel.shmall = 1073741824
> kernel.shmmax = 1073741824

Hello,

here on Debian, those settings are done *after* PostgreSQL is started.

  $ ls /etc/rc2.d/*{proc,post}* | sort
  /etc/rc2.d/S20postgresql
  /etc/rc2.d/S20procps.sh

no problem? or should I start reportbug?

Thanks,
Knut Sübert