Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 11:00:32 -1000 (HST) From: "David Langford" <langfod@dihelix.com> To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: klink@seti.tec.sd.us, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Increasing Users Message-ID: <199703272100.LAA07155@caliban.dihelix.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970327114001.354L-100000@localhost> from Doug White at "Mar 27, 97 11:40:50 am"
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>> Anyone >> Hello, This is Ryan from Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux >> Falls, SD. I recently installed FreeBSD 2.1.7. What I need to do is >> increase the number of simultaneous users from the default 16 to 25. >> However, I am have a hard time finding the kernal file to increase it. >> Can anyone help me on this problem? Also, is it possible to change the >> boot menu options and is it possible to select another operating system >> without rebooting? > >You can have as many users logged in as the system will fit. You may need >to increase some system buffers if you start having problems. THe >previously mentioned 'maxusers' item may help, although this is a gauge >and not an absolute value. >Doug White | University of Oregon >Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant >http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major I could also be wrong but it sound to me like a pty issue here. To increase those you need to change the pty line to "psuedo-device pty 64". Also you will need to go into /dev and run ./MAKEDEV pty1 This will let you have up to 64 people logged in or multiple xterm windows etc. Hope this helps too :) -David Langford langfod@dihelix.com
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