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authorTheo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org>1997-04-04 22:59:47 +0000
committerTheo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org>1997-04-04 22:59:47 +0000
commit3aea66446c0df663e40375bd603afb6324573ce0 (patch)
tree7fac730bbc17af5dde2fa6328d40bce84cb4d908 /lib/libc
parent6516073829ddba278bf1bf5000c0c28419b7ef99 (diff)
RLIMIT_NPROC; mike.long@analog.com
Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc')
-rw-r--r--lib/libc/sys/fork.214
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/fork.2 b/lib/libc/sys/fork.2
index e9a81062615..3f5bde2032a 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/fork.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/fork.2
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ This descriptor copying is also used by the shell to
establish standard input and output for newly created processes
as well as to set up pipes.
.It
-The child processes resource utilizations
+The child process' resource utilizations
are set to 0; see
.Xr setrlimit 2 .
.El
@@ -87,25 +87,25 @@ is set to indicate the error.
.Sh ERRORS
.Fn Fork
will fail and no child process will be created if:
-.Bl -tag -width Er
+.Bl -tag -width [EAGAIN]
.It Bq Er EAGAIN
The system-imposed limit on the total
number of processes under execution would be exceeded.
This limit is configuration-dependent.
.It Bq Er EAGAIN
-The system-imposed limit
-.Dv MAXUPRC
-.Pq Aq Pa sys/param.h
+The limit
+.Dv RLIMIT_NPROC
on the total number of
-processes under execution by a single user would be exceeded.
+processes under execution by a this user id would be exceeded.
.It Bq Er ENOMEM
There is insufficient swap space for the new process.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr execve 2 ,
+.Xr setrlimit 2 ,
.Xr wait 2
.Sh HISTORY
A
-.Fn fork 2
+.Fn fork
function call appeared in
.At v6 .