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Article #4108Re: MAXSYMLINKS 8, any way to change this?
From: Philip Yzarn de Louraille
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1991 15:23
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1991 15:23
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In article <1991Jun11.042421.16669@neon.Stanford.EDU> lma@neon.Stanford.EDU (Larry M. Augustin) writes: >For some reason, /usr/include/sys/param.h on RISC Ultrix 4.1 sets >MAXSYMLINKS to 8, instead of 20 as it is in 4.3bsd, VAX Ultrix, SunOS, >etc. > >I need a higher limit. 20 (as with the other OSes) would be nice. >Unfortunately, I don't have kernel source. I suspect that I need >vfs_dnlc.c, but like I said, I don't have source so I can't be sure. > >If soneone could provide me a patched .o file with the higher limit, >or suggest a way to raise the limit, I would greatly appreciate it. We have the same problems and a sys. admin. cannot change that without getting the source code from DEC (or a patch.) We have asked DEC to provide us with a solution months ago, and we are still waiting... -- Philip Yzarn de Louraille Internet: yzarn@chevron.com Research Support Division Unix & Open Systems Chevron Information & Technology Co. Tel: (213) 694-9232 P.O. Box 446, La Habra, CA 90633-0446 Fax: (213) 694-7709
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!spool.mu.edu!uunet!lhdsy1!yzarn From: yzarn@lhdsy1.chevron.com (Philip Yzarn de Louraille) Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: MAXSYMLINKS 8, any way to change this? Keywords: symbolic link limit, MAXSYMLINKS, kernel Message-ID: <948@lhdsy1.chevron.com> Date: 13 Jun 91 15:23:59 GMT Article-I.D.: lhdsy1.948 References: <1991Jun11.042421.16669@neon.Stanford.EDU> Distribution: comp Organization: Chevron Oil Field Research, La Habra, CA. Lines: 20