/etc/system question
The latest FLEXlm software recommends changing the "tcp:tcp_time_wait_interval" setting from 60000 to 2400. I can do this from the command line:
ndd -set /dev/tcp tcp_time_wait_interval 2400
However, I tried adding the following line to the "/etc/system" file, but after rebooting, the setting returns to its default value of 60000:
set tcp:tcp_time_wait_interval = 2400
This should be a simple endeavor, but on my Solaris 9 machine, I'm having real problems. Please help.
-Dan
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> The latest FLEXlm software recommends changing the
> "tcp:tcp_time_wait_interval" setting from 60000 to
> 2400. I can do this from the command line:
> > ndd -set /dev/tcp tcp_time_wait_interval
> 2400
Wow! Is that a generic recommendation that the software comes with, or is that something they're telling you individually? Are you running into problems with excessive TIME_WAIT states that you need this particular hammer? It seems unwarranted in most situations.
> However, I tried adding the following line to the
> "/etc/system" file, but after rebooting, the setting
> returns to its default value of 60000:
Is there something that indicates that this value is settable in /etc/system? Most parameters are not.
In fact:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-1759/6mhfh76g9?a=view
suggests that you cannot set it that way.
If you must do this, just create a small script that runs the ndd command and have it run at startup. That said, I would not simply do this because FLEXlm recommends it. The TIME_WAIT state exists for a reason. Only if it were causing problems in my specific environment would I consider it (and even then I'd hope something closer to 30 seconds would work).
--
Darren
