Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 09:31:13 +1000 (EST) From: Paul Sondhu <paul@riker.comcirc.com.au> To: Sean Kelly <kelly@fsl.noaa.gov> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem when someone tries to finger our host Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960509093013.15676B-100000@riker.comcirc.com.au> In-Reply-To: <9605082306.AA22879@fslg8.fsl.noaa.gov>
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On Wed, 8 May 1996, Sean Kelly wrote: > >>>>> "Paul" == Paul Sondhu <paul@riker.comcirc.com.au> writes: > > Paul> I ran the command you mentioned above and it comes up with > Paul> the number 88. Is value OK? > > If MAXUSERS is <= 4, then no. > > The size of the process table is 20 + 16*MAXUSERS. > > If you're reliably running out of process space, then increase > MAXUSERS. > > If the problem you're experiencing is only with fingerd, then > increasing MAXUSERS probably isn't the right answer. But try it and > see if it helps. > The problem does only happen with fingerd. I'll try increasing MAXUSERS and see how it goes. Paul. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Sondhu P.Sondhu@comcirc.com.au Computer Circuit Pty. Ltd. Tel: +61 53 826 959 27 Darlot St. Fax: +61 53 826 301 Horsham 3400 WWW: http://www.comcirc.com.au/staff/paul Victoria Australia -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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