Re: [ADMIN] shared memory settings on MAC OS X

[Alexander Stanier]

We edit the /etc/rc directly; comment out the line with the default settings and add a new one just underneath it. The only time this can cause a problem is that softwareupdate has been known to overwrite our settings from time to time, but you just have to check after patching and put it back in if goes. Probably not the right way to do it, but it has always worked for us! Alex Stanier EGS Limited Direct Line: +44 (0) 20 7539 2811 Switchboard: +44 (0) 20 7539 2828 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7539 2829 www.egsgroup.com Registered Address: Baird House, 15-17 St Cross Street, London EC1N 8UW Registered Number: 4006942 Maximilian Tyrtania wrote: Hi again, Tom, I suspect you have Mac OS X Server installed, right? That's probably why your /etc/sysctl.conf file mentions that /etc/sysctl-macosxserver.conf file, while mine doesn't. The critical part in my /etc/sysctl.conf file looks like this: if [ -f /etc/sysctl.conf ]; then awk '{ if (!index($1, "#") && index($1, "=")) print $1 }' < /etc/sysctl.conf | while read do sysctl -w ${REPLY} done fi sysctl -w kern.sysv.shmmax=4194304 kern.sysv.shmmin=1 kern.sysv.shmmni=32 kern.sysv.shmseg=8 kern.sysv.shmall=1024 And frankly, to me it looks as if it means "if there is a /etc/sysctl.conf file, then read it and accept its settings. Then overwrite the sysctl settings with the default values, no matter what." I know that my understanding is wrong though, because I tried changing the settings on my local machine via the /etc/sysctl.conf file, and it worked. But not on the machine that's supposed to be our pg server. As a debugging measure, see what happens if you change that last sysctl line in /etc/rc. Okay, I will try that. Thanks, Maximilian Tyrtania | IT-Entwickler [EMAIL PROTECTED] fischerAppelt Kommunikation GmbH Friedichstr. 149 | D-10117 Berlin | Germany Tel. ++49-30-726146-728 | Fax ++49-30-726146-710 www.fischerAppelt.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sitz der Gesellschaft: Hamburg Standorte: Hamburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, München, Stuttgart Die Gesellschaft ist Teil des Everpublic Networks Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Hamburg, HRB 49259 Geschäftsführer: Andreas Fischer-Appelt, Bernhard Fischer-Appelt +++ fischerAppelt macht Fernsehen: www.fischerappelt-tvmedia.com +++ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match This email has been scanned for viruses by Blackspider's Mail Control System. For more information please visit http://www.blackspider.com This message has been scanned for malware by SurfControl plc. www.surfcontrol.com