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From: Andre Albsmeier <Andre.Albsmeier@mchp.siemens.de>
Message-Id: <199709201859.UAA16138@curry.mchp.siemens.de>
Subject: Re: fsck runs out of memory during boot
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970920095238.22771E-100000@shell.uniserve.com> from Tom at "Sep 20, 97 09:55:01 am"
To: tom@uniserve.com (Tom)
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 20:59:37 +0200 (CEST)
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> 
> On Sat, 20 Sep 1997, Andre Albsmeier wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > after installing the newest version of 2.2-STABLE, one of my
> > machines doesn't boot properly anymore. I think it's fsck which
> > runs out of memory. I have no idea what has changed and how to
> 
>   The "daemon" class in login.conf is supposed to control what limits are
> given to things run out of rc.
> 
>   I found that modifying "daemon" was ineffective for the fsck problem.  I
> stuck a "csh -c limit" line into rc just before the fsck so the current
> limits would be printed during boot.  I eventutally just changed the
> "default" class.

Well, I fiddled with "daemon" as well but it didn't work...
Will try the limit in rc on monday.

Thanks,

	-Andre