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From: mark@seeware.DIALix.oz.au (Mark Hannon)
Subject: Limit to max no processes per user?
Organization: SeeWare Software
Message-ID: <DDIBu9.9J0@seeware.DIALix.oz.au>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 12:54:09 GMT
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Hi!

I am running FreeBSD 2.0.5 and using xdm to start an X session.
The problem I have is running out of processes and not being
able to fork a new process.

As examples of this behaviour from an xterm:-

putte:~> ps x
No more processes.

Or when trying to format pages in xman I get the following error in
the console:-

Cannot fork
tbl: can't open `/tmp/xman012092': No such file or directory

And when writing this news article the first time everything fell
in a heap and dissapeared...

I am confused as to how I can set this limit to some higher value
and where the limit is being set.  I have a kernel with max 180
processes (default configuration) and the system is running around
64 processes.  

Is there anyone who can help me??

Regards, Mark Hannon

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