Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:21:28 -0400 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, Unga <unga888@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: docs/125772: Increasing the number of ptys based on the FAQ results compilation error on FreeBSD 7.0 Message-ID: <200807211121.28730.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200807191525.m6JFPlk9076817@www.freebsd.org> References: <200807191525.m6JFPlk9076817@www.freebsd.org>
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On Saturday 19 July 2008 11:25:47 am Unga wrote: > > >Number: 125772 > >Category: docs > >Synopsis: Increasing the number of ptys based on the FAQ results compilation error on FreeBSD 7.0 > >Confidential: no > >Severity: serious > >Priority: low > >Responsible: freebsd-doc > >State: open > >Quarter: > >Keywords: > >Date-Required: > >Class: doc-bug > >Submitter-Id: current-users > >Arrival-Date: Sat Jul 19 15:30:00 UTC 2008 > >Closed-Date: > >Last-Modified: > >Originator: Unga > >Release: FreeBSD 7.0 > >Organization: > >Environment: > >Description: > As per FAQ, > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/admin.html, > I tried to increase the number of ptys: > "10.19.1 > Build and install a new kernel with the line in the > configuration file: > device pty N > where N is the number of requested pseudoterminals." > > I tried to recompile the kernel. I have modified the > GENERIC as follows: > device pty 64 # Pseudo-ttys (telnet etc) > > This results a compilation error: > config: /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC:268: syntax error > *** Error code 1 Yeah, that approach (number in config file) hasn't been used since at least 3.x. The default on 7.0 is 512 pty's (vs 256 in 6.x). Do you need more than that? -- John Baldwin
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