Re: How limits are enforced (was: various maxproc limits)
Re: How limits are enforced (was: various maxproc limits)
- Subject: Re: How limits are enforced (was: various maxproc limits)
- From: Jerry Jorgenson <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 05:19:49 -0500
On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 21:54:23 -0700
Terry Lambert <email@hidden> wrote:
> For support issues, you should file a bug report <http://
> bugreporter.apple.com> instead of posting to this list.
Thanks, I knew that this list was not a support list, but I didn't know
which list was, so I been waiting until the subject came up to ask.
> As I explained in points (#3) and (#5), and in my first and second
> part of my answer to your question 3:
>
> You can up the number of processes from 100 (the default) to 532 (the
> default maximum) by modifying launchd.conf. You can try setting the
> number higher, but it will be clamped off at 532 by the sysctl values
> (per #3).
I did that already, which is why I asked if there was something else I
could do.
> If the windows you are talking about are "Terminal" windows, then
> there is a secondary limit that will keep you below 128, which is the
> number of pty's in use in the system. The current limit on the
> number of simultaneous pty's open is 128 (this is the number of
> device nodes for them in /dev). The actual limit will be somewhat
> smaller because of internal use of ptys.
Okay, thanks.
Jerry
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