The size of shared memory zone "kong_rate_limiting_counters" conflicts with already declared size errors on startup

When attempting to update the value of a shared dictionary using direct nginx injection, Kong fails to start with an error similar to the below:

nginx: [emerg] the size 25165824 of shared memory zone "kong_rate_limiting_counters" conflicts with already declared size 12582912 in /usr/local/kong/nginx-kong.conf:45

Note: The size, dictionary name and line number references may vary depending on which value you are updating.

For example, adding the below to your kong configuration will produce this error:

nginx_http_lua_shared_dict = kong_rate_limiting_counters 128m

Dictionaries whose values are set in /usr/local/share/lua/5.1/kong/templates/nginx_kong.lua are not configurable via the configuration file. However, these can be configured by using a custom nginx template.