From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 18 03:30:04 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A207E106568B for ; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:30:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 653768FC57 for ; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:30:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n7I3U4OO042723 for ; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:30:04 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n7I3U4vY042721; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:30:04 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:30:04 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200908180330.n7I3U4vY042721@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Roger Marquis Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F7031065690 for ; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:20:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F1B18FC61 for ; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:20:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n7I3KGL9005192 for ; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:20:16 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n7I3KGvu005191; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:20:16 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200908180320.n7I3KGvu005191@www.freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:20:16 GMT From: Roger Marquis To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: misc/137900: sysctl default values for kern.ipc.shmmax and kern.ipc.shmall are too low X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:30:04 -0000 >Number: 137900 >Category: misc >Synopsis: sysctl default values for kern.ipc.shmmax and kern.ipc.shmall are too low >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Aug 18 03:30:04 UTC 2009 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Roger Marquis >Release: 7.2-STABLE >Organization: >Environment: .2-STABLE FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE #0: amd64 >Description: The default values for kern.ipc.shmmax and kern.ipc.shmall are too low for several applications (such as zabbix_server). As a result they cannot be started without first running sysctl from the command line or updating /etc/sysctl.conf with something like: kern.ipc.shmmax=134217728 kern.ipc.shmall=16384 >How-To-Repeat: Update system, install and configure anything that requires a karge amount of RAM, then attempt to start. >Fix: Define larger and more reasonable default values for kern.ipc.shmmax and kern.ipc.shmall. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: