<screen>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>sysctl kern.ipc.shmall=32768</userinput>
<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>sysctl kern.ipc.shmmax=134217728</userinput>
-<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>sysctl kern.ipc.semmap=256</userinput>
</screen>
- To have these settings persist over reboots, modify
+ To make these settings persist over reboots, modify
<filename>/etc/sysctl.conf</filename>.
</para>
<para>
- The remaining semaphore settings are read-only as far as
+ These semaphore-related settings are read-only as far as
<command>sysctl</command> is concerned, but can be set in
<filename>/boot/loader.conf</filename>:
<programlisting>
kern.ipc.semmnu=256
</programlisting>
After modifying these values a reboot is required for the new
- settings to take affect.
+ settings to take effect.
+ (Note: FreeBSD does not use <varname>SEMMAP</>. Older versions
+ would accept but ignore a setting for <literal>kern.ipc.semmap</>;
+ newer versions reject it altogether.)
</para>
<para>