Max PID on AIX 5.1

[Noltmier]

How do I set up a max PID on an Unix box running Aix 5.1?

We are having PIDs of 7 digits, and unfortunately one of our software packages uses the PID and only handles up to 6 digits.

Thanks.

 

[letis]

hello,

is it a software you develop yourself ??

you probably have 7 digit processes ID because running in a 64 bit kernel (type bootinfo -K, and if it returns 64 you are actually running the 64 bit kernel).

You'd better store pid numbers with pid_t data type , whatever kernel type you use, eg :

main (){
/* Get the pid of myself */
pid_t my_pid;
my_pid=getpid();
}

If this is not an application you develop yourself, well it's a bug from the software vendor )

regards

 

[Noltmier]

Thanks,

Unfortunately it is not software we developed. I was hoping there was a way to change it in AIX to only use 6 digits. I guess I will have to rag on our vendor.

 

[jrb23]

hi..
just a correction
bootinfo -y (should return 64 bit ) bootinfo -k (returns key switch 1=secure 2=service & 3=normal
Or better run = lslpp -l bos.64bit