<command>loader</command> interfaces. The following
parameters can be set using <command>sysctl</command>:
<screen>
-<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>sysctl -w kern.ipc.shmall=32768</userinput>
-<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>sysctl -w kern.ipc.shmmax=134217728</userinput>
-<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>sysctl -w kern.ipc.semmap=256</userinput>
+<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>sysctl kern.ipc.shmall=32768</userinput>
+<prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>sysctl kern.ipc.shmmax=134217728</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
- <command>sysctl</command> is concerned, but can be changed
- before boot using the <command>loader</command> prompt:
-<screen>
-<prompt>(loader)</prompt> <userinput>set kern.ipc.semmni=256</userinput>
-<prompt>(loader)</prompt> <userinput>set kern.ipc.semmns=512</userinput>
-<prompt>(loader)</prompt> <userinput>set kern.ipc.semmnu=256</userinput>
-</screen>
- Similarly these can be saved between reboots in
- <filename>/boot/loader.conf</filename>.
+ 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.semmni=256
+kern.ipc.semmns=512
+kern.ipc.semmnu=256
+</programlisting>
+ After modifying these values a reboot is required for the new
+ 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>