Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 01:43:32 -0700 (MST) From: Dave Andersen <angio@aros.net> To: ck@toplink.net (Christian Kratzer) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Limti of processes per user Message-ID: <199603050843.BAA08594@terra.aros.net> In-Reply-To: <199603050735.IAA07584@toplink1.toplink.net> from "Christian Kratzer" at Mar 5, 96 08:35:27 am
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options "CHILD_MAX=##" Also might want to check the 'maxusers' setting in your kernel config file, if it's set particularly low. or, since you asked about sysctl: kern.maxproc kern.maxprocperuid (from man sysctl) I'm actually not sure if these work, though. :-) Either that, or the shell sets the values lower when it starts. Lo and behold, Christian Kratzer once said: > > Hi > > is there a hardcoded limit on the number of simultaneous processes > or shells for a user. I often run into "cannot fork" errors when I > work with several xterms on multiple desktops on FreeBSD 2.0r and 2.1r. > > I have checked sysctl -a but could not find anything that would be > appropriate. > > Do I have to recompile the kernel to raise the limit or is there some > other way (perhaps on a per user basis) ? > > Greetings > Christian > > -- > TopLink GbR, Internet Services info@toplink.net > Christian Kratzer http://www.toplink.net/ > Phone: +49 7452 87174 > Fax: +49 7452 87175 FreeBSD spoken here! > -- angio@aros.net Complete virtual hosting and business-oriented system administration Internet services. (WWW, FTP, email) http://www.aros.net/ http://www.aros.net/about/virtual/ "There are only two industries that refer to thier customers as 'users'."
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