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From: "Kenn Humborg" <kenn@bluetree.ie>
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Subject: RE: [ILUG] sysctl.conf
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:24:17 +0100
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>  OK, I guess that sysctl.conf is the best way of setting
>
>     /proc/sys/fs/file-max
>
>  to a nice big number. Can you make a change to /etc/sysctl.conf, and then
> have it take effect, without a reboot (to test it, really) ?

man sysctl

   # sysctl -p

Later,
Kenn


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