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Date:      Thu, 27 Mar 1997 11:40:50 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Ryan Klinkhammer <klink@seti.tec.sd.us>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Increasing Users
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.970327114001.354L-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <33384A50.3B4B@seti.tec.sd.us>

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On Tue, 25 Mar 1997, Ryan Klinkhammer wrote:

> Anyone
> 	Hello, This is Ryan from Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux 
> Falls, SD.  I recently installed FreeBSD 2.1.7.  What I need to do is 
> increase the number of simultaneous users from the default 16 to 25.  
> However, I am have a hard time finding the kernal file to increase it.  
> Can anyone help me on this problem?  Also, is it possible to change the 
> boot menu options and is it possible to select another operating system 
> without rebooting?  

You can have as many users logged in as the system will fit.  You may need
to increase some system buffers if you start having problems. THe
previously mentioned 'maxusers' item may help, although this is a gauge
and not an absolute value.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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