Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 13:41:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Scott Brown <skb@asgard.slcc.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Out of memory running tin Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9809221341050.29981-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3607CA3F.773D@asgard.slcc.edu>
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On Tue, 22 Sep 1998, Scott Brown wrote: > I just installed tin (pre-1.4 release 980818) on my 2.2.2 machine. It > keeps running out of memory when I try to get a list of articles for a > group. The error message reads: > > tin: memory exhausted trying to allocate 7057652 bytes in file > ././memory.c line 91 > > The machine has 32Mb of physical RAM and a 43Mb swap partition. Right > after tin bombs out, top(1) reports 12Mb of free RAM and 42Mb free > swap. This ought to be plenty for a one-user machine. You're running into process limits. Try running 'unlimit' first, then hack /etc/login.conf. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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