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From: David Nugent <davidn@unique.usn.blaze.net.au>
Subject: RE: kern/3373: db bug?
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The following reply was made to PR kern/3373; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Nugent <davidn@unique.usn.blaze.net.au>
To: mykes@sportsextra.com
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG, Mike Schwartz <mykes@sportsextra.com>
Subject: RE: kern/3373: db bug?
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 08:53:20 +1000 (EST)

 On 22-Apr-97 Mike Schwartz wrote:
  >Release:        FreeBSD 2.1-STABLE i386
 ~
  When trying to add a new record, using perl dbm functions, perl dies
 > with an error message "Can't write to db reason errno=27."
 
 errno 27 is "file too large".
 
 You're running into a process resource limit. See setrlimit(2) and
 getrlimit(2), and specifically RLIMIT_FSIZE. If your process is
 running as root, you can raise the hard limit beyond the size to
 which the file will grow (or infinity). If not, then you'll have
 to find the appropriate fix in the kernel to set the default
 filesize limit to your requirements. (With -current, you can set
 this up on a per login-class basis with /etc/login.conf).
 
 
 Regards,
 
 David Nugent - Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia
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