The question was:
> Our users can't log on due to the following error
>
> telnetd: all network ports in use
> connection closed by foreign host
>
> I increased the value of kernel parameter nptys to 2500 but to no effect.
> We have about 30 developers logging on to this system right now.
>
> Any ideas would be immensely appreciated.
The answer is as follows:
Let me guess, this is happening with 32 users logged on? By defualt, DU
3.2 systems install with 32 pttys in /dev (4.0x seems to install ~40).
To support more logins, you will have to create addtional pseudo-terminal
devices.
Try:
cd /dev
./MAKEDEV PTY_3
./MAKEDEV PTY_4
The above worked beautifully, thanks Tom and all others who replied so
rapidly.
Received on Sat Apr 11 1998 - 06:50:47 NZST