Well My question was
> OK I'm getting an error message "Unable to fork" on my DEC 2100, which is
> running
> Digital Unix V3.2.
>
> I'm also getting "task table is full" messages in my messages file.
>
> Now I think this means it's time to up the parameter in my kernel
> configuration file
> but the question is What's it called?
Thanks to those who replied who where
Dr. Thomas P. Blinn,
Dave Cherkus,
chris_at_cae.ca
Two responses (Dr Blinn and Dave Cherkus) suggested an increase to maxusers
and chris suggested upping the max processes.
I've included Dr Blinn's response as that as good a summary as you could
hope for.
Simon Monday
mondays_at_logica.com
>Try doubling maxusers.
>
>maxproc or taskmax might do it, but increasing maxusers usually will
>increase all the other relevant things too.
>
>Tom
>
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Received on Mon May 01 1995 - 05:26:10 NZST