On Linux, how to change the Kernel Parameter values (sysctl.conf)?

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This article talks about the Kernel Parameters Management, and shows you how to change them.

How to

Get the value of a parameter?

Enter the following command to display the current values of the kernel parameters:

/sbin/sysctl -a | grep para

where para is the beginning letters of the kernel parameter(s).

For instance to show the semaphore parameters:

/sbin/sysctl -a | grep sem

Change the value of a parameter?

If the value of any kernel parameter is different from the minimum value you want, then perform the following:

fs.aio-max-nr = 1048576
fs.file-max = 6815744
kernel.shmall = 2097152
kernel.shmmax = 536870912
kernel.shmmni = 4096
kernel.sem = 250 32000 100 128
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 9000 65500
net.core.rmem_default = 262144
net.core.rmem_max = 4194304
net.core.wmem_default = 262144
net.core.wmem_max = 1048586
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 262144 262144 262144
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 4194304 4194304 4194304

  • By specifying the values in the /etc/sysctl.conf file, they persist when you restart the system.
  • Include lines only for the kernel parameter values that you want to change.
  • If any of the current values are larger than the minimum value, then specify the larger value.
  • For the semaphore parameters (kernel.sem), you must specify all four values.
  • On SUSE Linux Enterprise Server systems, you must perform other command to ensure that the system reads it.
  • After updating the values of kernel parameters in the /etc/sysctl.conf file, either restart the computer, or run the following command to make the changes in the /etc/sysctl.conf file available in the active kernel memory:
/sbin/sysctl -p

Review the output from this command to verify that the values are correct. If the values are incorrect, edit the /etc/sysctl.conf file, then enter this command again.

  • Enter the command below to confirm that the values are set correctly.
/sbin/sysctl -a 





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