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Date: | Tue, 8 May 2007 17:20:30 -0400 |
From: | Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please AT cygwin DOT com> |
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Subject: | Re: pty limit set to 100 ? |
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On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 09:39:26PM +0100, Bruce Bushby wrote: >Greetings list > >I have searched the mail archives for "pty limit" but >didn't find anything....also a little pushed for time >hence my lack of RTFM or further searching > >I'm running the latest Cygwin on a windows XP lenovo >T60 laptop. I elected to install "everything" and >added >pexpect (expect for python). I have a ksh shell that >calls my pexpect script with an IP address and throws >it into the background. Ideally I'd like to launch >2000 procs, but am hitting a "pty limit" of 100. > >I experience the same pty limit if I use normal >expect, so I assume it's a cygwin "ulimit" of sorts. > >How do I increase the default pty limit of 100 to >3000? Run linux? But seriously, you can't. The pty limit is hard wired at somewhere around 128 or so. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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