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From: "Brian N. Handy" <handy@sag.space.lockheed.com>
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Subject: Max # of files with NFS?
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Hi there,

So I have this NFS-mounted directory with 287 files in it.  If I cd to
that directory and do an 'ls', that terminal hangs.  Top says it's in
'getblk'. 

The server is a DEC alpha running DU 4.0.  The client is running
2.2-STABLE. 

Is this a problem with too many files?  I'm not sure what else it could
be. 

Thanks,

Brian