NAME
sysdef — display system definition
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/sysdef
[kernel
[master]]
DESCRIPTION
Note:
sysdef
will not be supported in future releases of HP-UX (refer to
WARNINGS
section below). So users are advised to use the
kctune(1M)
utility which provides additional information on kernel tunable
parameters.
The command
sysdef
analyzes the currently running system and reports on its
tunable configuration parameters.
kernel
and
master
are not used, but can be specified for standards compliance.
For each configuration parameter, the following
information is printed:
- NAME
The name and description of the parameter.
- VALUE
The current value of the parameter.
- BOOT
The value of the parameter at boot time, if different from the
current value.
- MIN
The minimum allowed value of the parameter, if any.
- MAX
The maximum allowed value of the parameter, if any.
- UNITS
Where appropriate, the units by which the parameter is measured.
- FLAGS
Flags that further describe the parameter. The following flag
is defined:
- M
Parameter can be modified without rebooting.
WARNINGS
Users of
sysdef
must not rely on the exact field widths and spacing of its output,
as these will vary depending on the system, the release of HP-UX, and
the data to be displayed.
sysdef
is provided for compatibility purposes only and is no longer
maintained since being marked for obsolescence in a future HP-UX release.
The output from
sysdef
is known to be incorrect when reporting values for some tunable
parameters such as
msgmap,
sema,
and
shmem.
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