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Subject: Re: using vnconfig devices instead of partitions for jails ?
In-Reply-To: <20020228144213.P29049-100000@utility.clubscholarship.com> from "Patrick Thomas" at "Feb 28, 2 02:44:21 pm"
To: root@utility.clubscholarship.com (Patrick Thomas)
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Patrick Thomas writes:
> 
> one other thing:
> 
> How many mount points (jails, in this case) can I run ?  I see that there
> are 8 existing vn0X device files in /dev - can I just create more of them
> using MAKEDEV (or mknod) and keep going ?
You can use vnXs1a..vnXs30h on each vn
vnconfig -s labels

> What is the maximum ?  256 ?
> 
> also, do I need to alter the kernel to support more vn0X device files, or
> does a stock kernel support all the way up to the maximum (whatever that
> is - see previous question :)

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