Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 14:28:56 -0800 From: "Myriam Askar" <maskar@inktomi.com> To: "reel@sympatico.ca" <reel@idemnia.ath.cx> Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Set the number of descriptors Message-ID: <000e01c0921e$86728460$bc3483d1@maskar-pc.inktomi.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0102081710280.3763-100000@idemnia.ath.cx>
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Hi, You are absolutly right, I had changed the max number of descriptors for the kernel, but I didn't change it for the shell. By changing both, I reached my goal. Have a very nice day too! Thanks again, Myriam > -----Original Message----- > From: reel@sympatico.ca [mailto:reel@idemnia.ath.cx] > Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 2:21 PM > To: Myriam Askar > Cc: FreeBSD Questions > Subject: RE: Set the number of descriptors > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > Now I have: > > ptest65# sysctl -a | grep maxfiles > > kern.maxfiles: 4000 > > kern.maxfilesperproc: 4000 > > But I still don't understand why when I type limit, I get a "descriptors > > 1064" > > ptest65# limit > > cputime unlimited > > filesize unlimited > > datasize 524288 kbytes > > stacksize 65536 kbytes > > coredumpsize unlimited > > memoryuse unlimited > > descriptors 1064 > > memorylocked unlimited > > maxproc 531 > > > > What does this "descriptors" represent? > > > > Thanks again! > > Myriam > > Well, when you give a look at the csh(1) manpage, it tells you somwhere: > > limit resource maximum-use > limit -h resource maximum-use > > Limit the consumption by the current process and each pro- > cess it creates to not individually exceed maximum-use on > the specified resource. If no maximum-use is given, then > the current limit is printed; if no resource is given, then > all limitations are given. If the -h flag is given, the > hard limits are used instead of the current limits. > > Maybe this could help if you tell me why you want to increase your number > of descriptors. > > Have a nice day! > > ______________________ > Felix-Antoine Paradis > reel@sympatico.ca > PGP Key ID: 0x7B3AD2C5 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGP 6.5.1i > > iQA/AwUBOoMb2TBxB4d7OtLFEQJuTACg4ixKZi5Y2neKeOce29KeEebKZuAAoMZK > mj+2xf39dg6OGbvGEEPWfeHS > =LyN3 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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