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Subject: Re: vnodes and kernel configuration ....
In-Reply-To: <c=US%a=_%p=Communique._Inc.%l=KAORI-961204181645Z-1207@kaori.communique.net> from Raul Zighelboim at "Dec 4, 96 12:16:45 pm"
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Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 08:14:54 +0100 (MET)
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Raul Zighelboim writes:
>
> sysctl shows: kern.maxvnodes = 19061; and I would like to set it to
> twice that number.
>
> (would it be 'options "maxvnodes=38122") ?

No, use sysctl:

  # sysctl -w kern.maxvnodes=38122

Greg