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Update Question 5.13:

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- Change MAXUSERS to kern.maxusers

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<qandaentry> <qandaentry>
<question id="proc-table-full"> <question id="proc-table-full">
<para>Why do I get the error <errorname>/kernel: proc: table <para>Why do I get the error <errorname>kernel: proc: table
is full</errorname>?</para> is full</errorname>?</para>
</question> </question>
<answer> <answer>
<para>The FreeBSD kernel will only allow a certain number of <para>The FreeBSD kernel will only allow a certain number of
processes to exist at one time. The number is based on processes to exist at one time. The number is based on
the <literal>MAXUSERS</literal> option in the kernel the <varname>kern.maxusers</varname> &man.sysctl.8; variable.
configuration. <literal>MAXUSERS</literal> also affects <varname>kern.maxusers</varname> also affects
various other in-kernel limits, such as network buffers various other in-kernel limits, such as network buffers
(see <link linkend="panic-kmemmap-too-small">this</link> (see <link linkend="panic-kmemmap-too-small">this</link>
earlier question). If your machine is heavily loaded, you earlier question). If your machine is heavily loaded, you
probably want to increase <literal>MAXUSERS</literal>. probably want to increase <varname>kern.maxusers</varname>.
This will increase these other system limits in addition This will increase these other system limits in addition
to the maximum number of processes.</para> to the maximum number of processes.</para>
<para>To adjust your <literal>MAXUSERS</literal> value, see <para>To adjust your <varname>kern.maxusers</varname> value, see
the <ulink the <ulink
url="&url.books.handbook;/configtuning-kernel-limits.html#KERN-MAXFILES">File/Process url="&url.books.handbook;/configtuning-kernel-limits.html#KERN-MAXFILES">File/Process
Limits</ulink> section of the Handbook. (While that Limits</ulink> section of the Handbook. (While that