Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:32:43 +0000 (UTC) From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r40668 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq Message-ID: <201301170332.r0H3Whs9077998@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: eadler Date: Thu Jan 17 03:32:42 2013 New Revision: 40668 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/40668 Log: Update and clarify proc-table-full to conform with reality. Discussed with: alfred Approved by: bcr (mentor) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Thu Jan 17 03:32:40 2013 (r40667) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Thu Jan 17 03:32:42 2013 (r40668) @@ -2473,8 +2473,9 @@ bindkey ^[[3~ delete-char # for xterm</p <qandaentry> <question id="proc-table-full"> - <para>Why do I get the error <errorname>kernel: proc: table is - full</errorname>?</para> + <para>Why do I get the error <errorname>maxproc limit + exceeded by uid %i, please see tuning(7) and + login.conf(5)</errorname>?</para> </question> <answer> @@ -2501,20 +2502,13 @@ bindkey ^[[3~ delete-char # for xterm</p this tunable needs adjustment it needs to be defined in <filename>/boot/loader.conf</filename>. The tunable will not get adjusted until the system is rebooted. For more - information about tuning tunables, you should see the - &man.loader.conf.5; and &man.sysctl.conf.5; manual pages. + information about tuning tunables, see + &man.loader.conf.5;. If these processes are being run by a single user, you will also need to adjust <varname>kern.maxprocperuid</varname> to be one less than your new <varname>kern.maxproc</varname> value. (It must be at least one less because one system program, &man.init.8;, must always be running.)</para> - - <para>To make a sysctl change permanent place the proper value - in <filename>/etc/sysctl.conf</filename>. More information - about system tuning with &man.sysctl.8; can be found at the - <ulink - url="&url.books.handbook;/configtuning-sysctl.html">Tuning with sysctl</ulink> - section of the Handbook.</para> </answer> </qandaentry>
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