Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 23:13:33 -0600 (CST) From: Jimmy Thomson <glitch@execpc.com> To: Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: pty's? Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.30.0012212312150.8626-100000@earth.execpc.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012220936400.26527-100000@backup.af.speednet.com.au>
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On Fri, 22 Dec 2000, Andy Farkas wrote: > On Thu, 21 Dec 2000, Jimmy Thomson wrote: > > > On Thu, 21 Dec 2000, Edwin Groothuis wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Dec 21, 2000 at 02:09:10PM -0600, Jimmy Thomson wrote: > > > > I am running 4.2 stable, and for some reason I can't get more than 32ptys > > > > open at a time. I have 256 specified in the kernel, but it won't let me > > > > use more than 32. I also have 256 users set in the kernel. How can I get > > > > more ptys? > > > > > > did you make them in /dev ? (MAKEDEV) > > > > > > Edwin > > > > > > > yep. > > How did you make the devices? (ie what exact command did you use?) > > It looks to me like /dev/MAKEDEV can make a maximum of 256 pty's by saying > > # cd /dev > # /bin/sh MAKEDEV pty7 > > (yes, the '7' seems a bit confusing to me too...) > MAKEDEV pty7??? Anyone have any clue what the heck that does? Still not on the list, if you could keep me in the response chain :) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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