Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 23:38:48 +0200 From: Marcin Cieslak <saper@system.pl> To: brian@got.net Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: More than 64 PTYs ? Message-ID: <20000919233848.D75224@barbera.system.pl> In-Reply-To: <20000915134425.A60792@brian.sjc.got.net>; from brian@brian.sjc.got.net on Fri, Sep 15, 2000 at 01:44:25PM -0700 References: <20000915134425.A60792@brian.sjc.got.net>
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Brian Weiss (brian@brian.sjc.got.net) napisał(a):
> I've recently run into a problem on one of my systems where I have run out of
> available PTYs. It is a multiuser system, but not a terribly large one. As far
> as I can tell from reading available documentation the limit for PTYs, as
> configured in the kernel, is 64. How could this be? I know there are tons of
> systems out there with a great deal more users than mine.
>
> Any information is greatly appreciated.
Have you created a proper amount of /dev/tty[p-sP-S]* devices
under the /dev/ directory? However, dealing with more than
256 may be somewhat more difficult (/sys/kern/tty_pty.c).
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<< Marcin Cieslak // saper@system.pl >>
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