Here is my original Post:
>My system locked up briefly today. I have a few more users than the
>norm, so I assumed the messages below refer to the creation of new
>processes. (Not all users were effected) I noticed it when I tried
>to log off. (did not get the terminal server prompt back) Then I
>tried to log in and did not get a shell prompt.
>
>Can anyone tell me:
>
>1. How do I observe what is happening?
>
>2. How do I fix it?
>
>
>from /var/adm/messages
>
>Oct 24 10:51:16 aurora vmunix: fork/procdup: task_create failed. Code: 0x11
>Oct 24 10:51:17 aurora last message repeated 154 times
>Oct 24 10:51:18 aurora vmunix:
>Oct 24 10:51:18 aurora vmunix: fork/procdup: task_create failed. Code: 0x11
>Oct 24 10:51:19 aurora last message repeated 327 times
>
>Thanks,
>Rene
About how to see what was happening, Morton suggested "top/syd are nice tools.
You could probably also use pm if that it is included in your SW-agreement with
Digital."
I received a number of anwers about how to fix the problem. And a good guide
from Don Ritchey about the size of the default number of users.
"...you may want to use the next power of two greater than your user load."
I was given the suggestion to increase the following in the kernel
configuration file:
maxuprc 512 or setting the max-proc-per-user attribute in the sysconfigtab.
MAXUSERS 256
I think I have changed the maxusers before and it was lost in an upgrade. :(
I have rebuild my kernel and I am waiting for a chance to reboot.
Thanks for all the help.
Saul Tannenbaum stannenb_at_emerald.tufts.edu
Selden E Ball Jr SEB_at_LNS62.LNS.CORNELL.EDU
Don Ritchey dritchey_at_chipsi.com
Morten morten.hanshaugen_at_usit.uio.no
Gyula szgyula_at_skysrv.Pha.Jhu.EDU
Bob Sloane sloane_at_kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
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Reni Higginbotham
Unix Systems Manager
Computer Science Telecommunications Program
RENE_at_CSTP.UMKC.EDU University of Missouri - Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Rd
4747 Troost Rm 219 Kansas City MO 64110
(816)235-2877
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Received on Thu Oct 26 1995 - 23:44:17 NZDT