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That's not the question. Where are the defaults set? That is, if you don't write to shmmax yourself, what does it default to?

Evan Carroll
– Evan Carroll

2017-06-14 02:09:49 +00:00
Commented Jun 14, 2017 at 2:09
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On some Linux distros (RHEL 5&6 I believe is one) it is set in /etc/sysctl.conf. But I think the default is set in the kernel code to the theoretical limit (guessing that's 2^64 - 1?).

Deathgrip
– Deathgrip

2017-06-14 02:48:21 +00:00
Commented Jun 14, 2017 at 2:48
Wolfram-Alpha says: 2^64-1 = 18446744073709551615 which isn't the number he is looking for.

Oppie
– Oppie

2024-02-18 04:11:11 +00:00
Commented Feb 18, 2024 at 4:11

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