fork failed on 5.0.5

[steenb]

cant remember where to change the kernel parameter
anyone out here ?
TIA

 

[pcunix]

Who says there's a kernel parameter?

Fork can fail for a number of reasons, including being out of swap space.

However, the parameter you are probably thinking of is NPROC

cd /etc/conf/cf.d
./configure

Or you configure directly, see the man page.
Tony Lawrence
SCO Unix/Linux Resources

http://pcunix.com

tony@pcunix.com

 

[steenb]

Thx for the quick answer
U got a point about running low on swap.
I know the command ( list swap and usage ) on aix ( lsps -a ) , whats the equivalent on SCO ?
TIA
SteenB

 

[KenCunningham]

Try swap -l

Hopefully this will give you the info. you need. HTH.

 

[pcunix]

If you hav sar enabled (and you should have)

sar -r

will give you a historical picture of swap and memory.

If sar is not enabled, run

/usr/lib/sa/sar_enable -y

Ignore the warning that you need to reboot; you do not.

Tony Lawrence
SCO Unix/Linux Resources

http://pcunix.com

tony@pcunix.com

 

[steenb]

thx everybody
regards
SteenB

 

[rdent]

Looping code can cause this to happen. If it gobbles up system resources. Check you have not recently installed any new SW or one of your users hasn't created anything if they are likely to do so......