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Date:      Sun, 15 Nov 1998 19:47:59 -0800 (PST)
From:      Bryce Newall <data@dreamhaven.net>
To:        Doug <DougC1@bellatlantic.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: telnetd
Message-ID:  <Pine.NEB.3.96.981115194704.15750f-100000@ds9.dreamhaven.org>
In-Reply-To: <001501be1111$76869400$846fc597@doug>

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On Sun, 15 Nov 1998, Doug wrote:

>  When more then 4 people telnet or ssh to my box they get:
>   telnetd: All network ports in use.
>   
>  But, the maxusers is set at 100..anyone have any ideas?

Maxusers sets up some tables and things, but doesn't directly control how
many people can log into your machine.  Down towards the bottom, look for
the "pseudo-device  pty" line, increase the value, recompile your kernel
and reboot.  That value controls how many people can actually log in at
once.

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