tunchange Command
Purpose
Updates one or more tunable stanzas in a file.
Syntax
tunchange -f Filename ( -t Stanza ( {-o Parameter[=Value]} | -D ) | -m Filename2 )
Description
The tunchange command
unconditionally updates a tunable file. It can also merge a second
file with the current file.
Note: No message will be displayed (even
when a parameter of type bosboot is changed).
Flags
Item | Description |
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-f Filename | Name of the updated tunable file. If the name does not include the '/' (forward slash) character, it is considered to be relative to /etc/tunables. |
-t Stanza | Name of the stanza to update. Stanza is either schedo, vmo, ioo, no, nfso, or raso. Stanza corresponds to the name of the command which can update the parameter or parameters specified by the -o flag. |
-o Parameter=Value | Parameter to be set to Value. It must be valid in the Stanza specified by the -t flag and consistent with the other parameters of the file specified by the -f flag. |
-D | Resets all parameters of the Stanza to their default value. |
-m Filename2 | Merges the Filename2 file with the current Filename file. |
Exit Status
Item | Description |
---|---|
0 | Changes were correctly applied. |
>0 | One of the following conditions caused an error:
|
Examples
- To update the pacefork parameter in the /etc/tunables/nextboot file,
type:
tunchange -f nextboot -t schedo -o pacefork=10
- To update the pacefork parameter in the /home/mine/mytunable file,
type:
tunchange -f /home/mine/mytunable -t schedo -o pacefork=10
- To reset all schedo stanza parameters to their default
value in the /etc/tunables/nextboot file, type:
tunchange -f nextboot -t schedo -D
- To merge the /home/mine/mytunable file with the /etc/tunables/nextboot file,
type:
tunchange -f nextboot -m /home/mine/mytunable
Files
Item | Description |
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/usr/sbin/tunchange | Contains the tunchange command. |
/etc/tunables/ | Contains the default tunable files. |