Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 10:18:46 -0000 From: "Barry Byrne" <barry.byrne@wbtsystems.com> To: "mike ndabarasa" <freebsd@nur.ac.rw>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: how to allow more than 100 simultaneous users Message-ID: <LIECKJHNANKLLHKCFLOFMEGKCAAA.barry.byrne@wbtsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <web-2928974@pumba.nur.ac.rw>
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Mike:
You need to modify the 'maxusers' parameter in the kernel config and build a
new kernel. Details for doing this are in the handbook. The maxusers
parameter controls the maximum number of proces tables - it's not a one to
one ratio, but and I can't think of the formula off the top of my head.
Anyway, if you set this to something around the 100 mark, rebuild your
kernel & reboot, then you should be good to go.
One thing to note - from release 4.5 onwards, the value defaults to zero in
the config file, and I think the max is determined based on the available
memory. You can still override it by supplying a positive value.
Cheers,
Barry
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[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of mike ndabarasa
Sent: 18 March 2002 10:03
To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: how to allow more than 100 simultaneous users
hello list members,
i have a small server for students who need to do their
hands on and i am having problems with the number of
simultaneour connections.
they won't go beyond 32 while i need at least a 100!
i modified
max 256
and
pseudo-device pty 256
but can't still go beyond 32 connections.
who can help ?
NDABARASA MIKE
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