From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Feb 26 0:43:49 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from relay3-gui.server.ntli.net (relay3-gui.server.ntli.net [194.168.4.200]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F0F137B400 for ; Tue, 26 Feb 2002 00:43:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from pc4-card4-0-cust162.cdf.cable.ntl.com ([80.4.14.162] helo=rhadamanth.private.submonkey.net ident=mailnull) by relay3-gui.server.ntli.net with esmtp (Exim 3.03 #2) id 16fdCv-00020B-00 for hackers@freebsd.org; Tue, 26 Feb 2002 08:43:34 +0000 Received: from setantae by rhadamanth.private.submonkey.net with local (Exim 3.35 #1) id 16fdCR-0004Gh-00; Tue, 26 Feb 2002 08:43:03 +0000 Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 08:43:03 +0000 From: Ceri To: Charlie ROOT Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I am running out of PTYs and I shouldn't be. Message-ID: <20020226084303.GB16029@rhadamanth> References: <20020225213827.Q5021-100000@utility.clubscholarship.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20020225213827.Q5021-100000@utility.clubscholarship.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 09:46:04PM -0800, Charlie ROOT wrote: > > I have recompiled my kernel with: > > maxusers 128 > > And have confirmed that that is indeed the case by checking the value in > `sysctl`. > > Further, in addition to the 16 pty device files that come in /dev by > default, I have created all 256 of them by running the commands: > > `sh MAKEDEV ptyX` (where X is each of the numbers 1 through 7) Doesn't really matter. What is this set to ? : pseudo-device pty #Pseudo ttys Note that you can optionally add a number to the end of this option. Ceri -- keep a mild groove on To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message