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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!oleane!jussieu.fr!rain.fr!oops.ip.lu!not-for-mail From: frank@oops.ip.lu (phrank) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Can't Fork Process Date: 15 Jun 1996 17:07:09 +0200 Organization: Infopartners S.A. Luxembourg Lines: 33 Message-ID: <4pujit$rkf@oops.ip.lu> References: <31C29159.237C228A@mindspring.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: oops.ip.lu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Ron Bolin (rlb@mindspring.com) wrote: : I sometimes get "can't fork process" errors when issuing shell : commands under 2.1R. I have explicitly set kernel parameters : as follows in rc.local: : sysctl -w kern.maxprocperuid=250 : sysctl -w kern.maxproc=600 : sysctl -w kern.maxfiles=450 : I still get the Can't fork errors at times. When I count my processes : they are 39-45 and system processes are 79-89. When I su to root : it I don't get these errors. Is this a bug or do I need to set another : kernel parameter? : Thank's in advance. : PS: System 133MZ Pentium (Tyan 1462)e/w 64MB RAM, Adaptec 2940W, ATI Mach64 Turbo : Pro, and SCSI everything else except for my NE2000+. : Ron : -- : **************************************************************************** : Ron Bolin: rlb@mindspring.com gs01rlb@panther.gsu.edu * : GSU CS Grad Student:http://www2.gsu.edu/~gs01rlb/ * : Home: 770-992-8877 : **************************************************************************** it might be related to your shell ... try the ((t)csh-builtin) command 'limit' and/or 'unlimit maxproc' (or so) so short, frank