MAXUSERS can be used to affect the default in NetBSD, from
        /sys/conf/conf/param.c:
        
            #ifndef NPROC
            #define NPROC (20 + 16 * MAXUSERS)
            #endif
            int     maxfiles = 3 * (NPROC + MAXUSERS) + 80;
     
        Also sysctl can be used to tune the current value dynamically
        (sysctl -w kern.maxfiles=N)
     
        Hmm... it should probably be tunable specifically at compile
        time...
	
		David/absolute

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On Wed, 6 May 1998, Chris Jones wrote:

> How can I find out how many file handles the kernel can support?
> 
> One of our ultrix boxes is getting ready to be converted to NetBSD.  It
> used to have trouble with too many ftpd's open at once, and they would
> eventually suck up all the file handles.  We had to increase that by
> raising maxusers.  What's the equivalent limit in NetBSD?
> 
> Chris
> 
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> Chris Jones                                      cjones@rupert.oscs.montana.edu
>            Mad scientist in training...
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>