Sun CDE Console Manager

[hddtecky2k3]

I am currently working on a project using Sun Solaris CDE Version 1.4.5

I am required to open 50+ console's to work within, but it appears the limit for the CDE has been set at 48-50.

Can anyone point me in the right direction for increasing the parameters to allow more than 50 consoles to be opened at any one time?

Thankyou in advance,

Dan

 

[huebs]

Looks like the PTY limit ... here is some more info: [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.brandonhutchinson.com/Solaris_pty's.html[/url]

 

[huebs]

Ooops, there must have been an error in the TGML writing :-(

sorry.
(just remember the apostrophe in Solaris_pty's.html when copying the link).

 

[hddtecky2k3]

Excellent, thankyou Huebs!

Will look straight into it

Dan

 

[hddtecky2k3]

Heubs...

From how I read the link you supplied, if the version of Solaris being ran is 8 or above, then more than 48 pty's will generate automatically, if its less than version 8, i.e 7, then you need to add the line of code:

''Edit /etc/system and add the following lines:

* System V pseudo terminals
set pt_cnt = <num>

Halt the system and boot -r.''

I think Im running less than 8. I added the code, but it hasn't worked. Do you know where the line has to be added exactly? I've tried all lines in the etc/system file, but to no avail

 

[huebs]

It should be a new line in /etc/system, the position within the file doesn't matter ...
You did the reconfigure reboot?

Folks, couldn't it be the file descriptor limit (ulimit, rlim_fd_cur, rlim_fd_max), too?

 

[hddtecky2k3]

Huebs: I typed the new line at the very bottom, after all the example code, and basically cut and pasted it around to see if it made any changes.

I opened a new cosole and typed 'halt'

Dropped to the white screen with OK, then typed 'boot -r'

It reset, came up with the fact that I'd made a reconfig, and went back to the desktop.

No changes appeared to change though.

 

[hddtecky2k3]

I will however add that I am using Solaris 5.8...