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Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 21:33:00 -0800
From: Josh MacDonald <jmacd@XCF.Berkeley.EDU>
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Subject: SHM limits
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How can I get more shared memory into a system?  It doesn't appear to
be controlled by sysctl.  I read a comment in the kernel source saying
not to increase a certain constant until something gets fixed.  I would`
like to increase the number of shared memory IDs available to a program.

-josh