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Date:      Thu, 21 Dec 2000 23:13:33 -0600 (CST)
From:      Jimmy Thomson <glitch@execpc.com>
To:        Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: pty's?
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.4.30.0012212312150.8626-100000@earth.execpc.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012220936400.26527-100000@backup.af.speednet.com.au>

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On Fri, 22 Dec 2000, Andy Farkas wrote:

> On Thu, 21 Dec 2000, Jimmy Thomson wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 21 Dec 2000, Edwin Groothuis wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, Dec 21, 2000 at 02:09:10PM -0600, Jimmy Thomson wrote:
> > > > I am running 4.2 stable, and for some reason I can't get more than 32ptys
> > > > open at a time.  I have 256 specified in the kernel, but it won't let me
> > > > use more than 32.  I also have 256 users set in the kernel.  How can I get
> > > > more ptys?
> > >
> > > did you make them in /dev ? (MAKEDEV)
> > >
> > > Edwin
> > >
> >
> > yep.
>
> How did you make the devices?  (ie what exact command did you use?)
>
> It looks to me like /dev/MAKEDEV can make a maximum of 256 pty's by saying
>
>   # cd /dev
>   # /bin/sh MAKEDEV pty7
>
> (yes, the '7' seems a bit confusing to me too...)
>

MAKEDEV pty7???

Anyone have any clue what the heck that does?

Still not on the list, if you could keep me in the response chain :)



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