SUMMARY: maxuser kernal modifications

• To: alpha-osf-managers@xxxxxxxx
• Subject: SUMMARY: maxuser kernal modifications
• From: farley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Patrick Farley)
• Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 13:19:54 -0500
• Followup-To: poster
• Sender: alpha-osf-managers-relay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thanks to all of the people that sent me info, there was a bunch of them.

I had correctly done the steps for modifying the config file and rebuilding it, 
but what I wanted to know was how can I check the newly built kernal
for my modifications without booting up with it.  

I tried the dbx -k FILE /dev/mem but this (which I found out)
only displays the info from the operational kernal.  I would have
to boot with the new kernal to see if my changes had taken effect.

So, to increase the number of users here are the following steps.

Edit the /sys/conf/SYSTEM_NAME file and change the "maxusers" field
to the desired number.

Exit and save that file.

Then do a doconfig -c /sys/conf/SYSTEM_NAME
This will use your previously edited config file.

Copy the newly created kernal into the / directory and reboot.

After the system comes up type

dbx -k /vmunix /dev/mem

then type "p maxusers".  That will tell you how many users are currently 
allowed.


-Patrick

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