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Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 11:42:32 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Michael Jamet <mjamet@panix.com>
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Subject: Re: Running into max process limit
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On Mon, 8 Dec 1997, Michael Jamet wrote:

> 
> I have written a program which forks a bunch of children upto about 100.
> Before it gets nearly that far, the forks fail.  Changing maxusers had no
> effect (maxusers=100).  I have plenty of memory, but no change has any
> effect.  Suggestions?

Did you try `ulimit' before running your program to release the per-shell
limits?

Did you check /etc/login.conf?

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
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