How to Set the Value of a Kernel Module Variable

1. Become superuser.

2. Add a line to the /etc/system file in the form:

   set module_name:variable=value

3. Verify the kernel module variable change.

   # grep module_name /etc/system

4. Reboot the system.

   The kernel parses the /etc/system file during autoconfiguration and overrides the default value for the parameters specified in this file.

Example--Setting the Value of a Kernel Module Variable

The following line in the /etc/system file sets the value of the msginfo_msgmap parameter in the msgsys module to 150.

set msgsys:msginfo_msgmap=150