Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 02:21:13 -0700 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: Haavard Vaagstoel <havardjv@gudmund.vgs.no>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: proc: table is full Message-ID: <199808120921.CAA20246@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 12 Aug 1998 00:08:28 PDT." <Pine.BSF.4.00.9808120007320.28795-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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>> I got the following message while trying to install the port for >> xlockmore (it actually occured during the registration of the >> installation): >> >> cannot fork >> /kernel: proc: table is full >> >> In case it can be of any help, "uname -a" shows: >> >> FreeBSD gealach.myst.no 2.2.7-STABLE FreeBSD 2.2.7-STABLE #0: Sun Aug 9 >> 16:57:47 CEST 1998 root@gealach.myst.no:/usr/src/sys/compile/GEALACH >> i386 >> >> >> The problem has occured several times while compiling. What do I need to >> do to prevent it from happening again? > >You're hitting user limits Run 'unlimit' (or your shell equivalent) to >release the limits to the max for your login class. If that doesn't help >hack /etc/login.conf. Don't forget to rebuild it's database! Actually, the panic occurs because his system is running out of processes. This might be due to a runaway fork, or it might be due to maxusers being set too low in his kernel config file. -DG David Greenman Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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