Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 16:18:22 +0000 (GMT) From: Christiaan Keet <keet@mordor.plig.net> To: lyndon@ve7tcp.ampr.org (Lyndon Nerenberg) Cc: freebsd-hubs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mirror keeps crashes Message-ID: <199801161618.QAA26009@mordor.plig.net> In-Reply-To: <199801161611.JAA26188@ve7tcp.ampr.org> from Lyndon Nerenberg at "Jan 16, 98 09:11:56 am"
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Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: > > > I run ftp.dk.freebsd.org, and I have a problem, my mirror keeps crashing, > > > probably due to the wast number of files. > > No, it's hitting a kernel-enforced per-process VM limit. There's a > kernel parameter you need to bump up: > > options MAXDSIZ="536870912UL" #512 MB > > This ups the per-process VM limit to 512MB. You still might have to > fiddle with your shells limit command as well. Hmmm tried that at the time, and even with MAXDSIZE set to large values such as that it still did the same. It's s a bit silly running processes that get that big anyway I think. - Christiaan -- Christiaan Keet keet@plig.net +44 171 831 1666
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