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- From: barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin
- Subject: Re: # of processes under 4.1.2
- Date: 10 Sep 1992 15:46:06 GMT
- Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
- Lines: 19
- Message-ID: <18nqjuINN6ml@early-bird.think.com>
- References: <1172@alsys1.aecom.yu.edu>
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- Keywords: SUNOS 4.12, kernel, processes
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- In article <1172@alsys1.aecom.yu.edu> ksk@ksksun.bioc.aecom.yu.edu writes:
- >Too many procs
- >or
- >No more procs.
- >
- >I recently also recompiled my kernel (small_generic with a couple of mods - enabling semiphores). What is the problem here?
- >Does this error message mean that there is a limit on the number of processes for any one user? If so, can this be reset somewhere?
- >Is this limited by memory or CPU or software? Any suggestions would be a help.
-
- There's a limit on the total number of processes on the system. This limit
- is derived from the maxusers value in the kernel config file. The
- calculation is pretty conservative, so if you have lots of daemons or users
- open lots of windows it can underestimate. Try doubling it.
-
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- Barry Margolin
- System Manager, Thinking Machines Corp.
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