> John, > > I guess you're right, in a way. But actually, it -is- easy to change so they > are effective at the next boot. it seems all you need to do is encode these > values in /etc/sysctl.conf, then reboot.
Linux is up and running user stuff when that's processed. That said, not _much_ user stuff. I don't know what the effects are on existing processess, and probably those who do (Alan? the blokes from IBM?) are napping. Certainly, some settings can be changed at any time. btw on my system, they're in /proc/sys/kernel/sem: [EMAIL PROTECTED] log]# cat /proc/sys/kernel/sem 250 32000 32 128 [EMAIL PROTECTED] log]# > > As we know with VM it's not always a good idea to try to change certain opera > ting system values while the system runs. The purpose of my question was to > find out if someone knew that it's -always- safe to change values such as the > se while Linux runs. (Maybe that's a hard-and-fast rule regarding the extern > alization of the kernal settings... maybe not.) My goal in asking was to att > empt to avoid an unneeded outage if possible. > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Summerfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 3:50 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Semaphores > > > > Is there a way to change "on the fly" the semaphores per userid? I underst > an > > d they are in /proc/kernel/sem. Is it safe to change them while Linux is r > un > > ning? > > > > <--> It's fairly hard to change them when Linux is not running. > > > -- > Cheers > John Summerfield > > Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ > > Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my dispositio > n. > > ============================== > If you don't like being told you're wrong, > be right! > -- Cheers John Summerfield Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my disposition. ============================== If you don't like being told you're wrong, be right!
