Re: Maximal Number of Concurent Process

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From: Julius Longauer
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 00:00

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Jon Skeet wrote:
> 
> schaefer@alphanet.ch wrote:
> > In ch.comp.os.linux Peter Neff <pn@mediatex.ch> wrote:
> > > where can I define the maximal number of concurent processes on a linux
> > > system?
> >
> > To my knowledge, this is a kernel compile-time parameter (MAX_PROC or
> > MAX_TASK), but I can't tell you where.
> >
> > Alternavitely, on a per-user basis there is also a limit (man ulimit),
> > that you can set upto MAX_TASK through ulimit (bash) or limit (*csh)
> 
> Just a quick addendum: I don't know about other distros, but mine (RH 5.1
> I believe) doesn't have a real man page for ulimit - just one claiming
> that it's an unimplemented system call. However, "help ulimit" (from
> within bash) is rather more useful.

ulimit is a builtin command of bash and not a standalone application. So
you won't find a man page for its own. you should rather consult the man
page of bash or the bash reference manual or - like you - run 'help'
which
is another builtin displaying informations about builtin commands.

Julius

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From: Julius Longauer <Julius.Longauer@balcab.ch>
Subject: Re: Maximal Number of Concurent Process
Date: 1999/08/05
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