Description:
How to check the current shared memory settings in OS X and Linux.
Symptoms:
You need to check or verify the shared memory settings.
Type the following command
sysctl -a | grep shm
You should get an output similar to what is shown below.
OS X
kern.sysv.shmmax: 536870912
kern.sysv.shmmin: 1
kern.sysv.shmmni: 128
kern.sysv.shmseg: 32
kern.sysv.shmall: 131072
Linux
kernel.shmmni = 4096
kernel.shmall = 131072
kernel.shmmax = 536870912
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