Changing the Kernel

[Net Llama!]

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007, Dirk Moolman wrote:
>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org
>>> [mailto:linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org] On Behalf Of Dirk Moolman
>>> Sent: 27 February 2007 12:04 PM
>>>
>>>
>>> This should be simple, but I can't find the documentation on how to do
>>> this.
>>>
>>> I need to change / add the following parameters to my linux kernel
>>> (SLES9), but I do not know where to do this.   In Solaris it is very
>>> simple - edit the /etc/system file, and reboot.
>>>
>>> Where / how do I do this in Suse ?
>>>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org
> [mailto:linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org] On Behalf Of Dirk Moolman
>> Sent: 27 February 2007 12:25 PM
>>
>>
>> I think I found it:
>>
>> /etc/sysctl.conf
>>
>>
>> Also found some references to the sysctl command:
>>
>> sysctl -a   (listing kernel values)
>> sysctl -p   (updating kernel using /etc/sysctl.conf)
>>
>
>
> Definitely /etc/sysctl.conf
>
> I added the entries I need to this file, and used sysctl -p to update my
> kernel.
> I also tested this by rebooting my server, and making sure the values
> were permanent.
>
> Voila, Oracle now installs without complaining about kernel values being
> too low   :-)

Yea, but now you're stuck running Oracle  ;P

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