The kernel.shmall value is not being kept

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • After setting kernel.shmall = 4294967296 in /etc/sysctl.conf when these settings are read the following is seen:
$ sysctl -a | grep shmall
kernel.shmall = 0

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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