Increase shmmax parameter with Oracle database online

[mafc]

I want to increase the kernel.shmmax parameter in a online machine with a Oracle Database.

I have seen that I can change editing the /etc/sysctl.conf

kernel.shmmax=3112311231


and then execute this command

sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf


Is this correct?. Can there be any problem with the database if it is open?

The OS is Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 4 Update 4.


Thanks

[pitbull7270]

To check your current shared memory run "cat /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax". You can either echo another number into the /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax "echo number > /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax" or "sysctl -w kernel.shmmax=number". None of these are permanent, and can be used for testing.

I do not know if these will harm anything or not on a running database.