I've recieved answers from:
cgates@fnoc.navy.mil (Craig Gates)
mrs@cadem.mc.xerox.com ("Michael Salehi x22725")
Daniel Lorenzini <lorenzd@gcm.com>
"Charlie Mengler" <charliem@mwh.com>
Scott McBain <scott.a.mcbain@boeing.com>
Paulo Licio de Geus <paulo@dcc.unicamp.br>
Is this a resonsive list or what! Thanks all.
-Paul
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"Best" explaination was:
>From mrs@cadem.mc.xerox.com Mon Feb 3 10:56 PST 1997
>Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 10:50:48 PST
>From: mrs@cadem.mc.xerox.com ("Michael Salehi x22725")
>To: paul
>Subject: Re: Adding pts "lines" on Solaris 2.4 machine.
>
>paul,
>
>To increase the number of ptys (pseudo-terminal devices) under
>Solaris 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5, two parameters MUST be entered into, or
>modified in, the /etc/system file:
>
>set pt_cnt=<number desired>
>set npty=<same number as pt_cnt>
>
>We also recommend at 2.4and 2.5, that you also add or modify the following
>two parameters in the /etc/system file:
>
>set sadcnt=<2x number specified in pt_cnt>
>set nautopush=<same number as pt_cnt>
>
>Then do a reconfiguration reboot for the changes to take effect (e.g. boot -r
>at the boot "OK" prompt).
>
>For example to set to allowing 128 ptys:
>set pt_cnt=128
>set npty=128
>set sadcnt=256
>set nautopush=128
>
>pt_cnt sets the number of pty's for System V, while npty sets the number
>of pty's for BSD. sadcnt and nautopush are STREAMS parameters and
>are needed to support additional users and network resources (in particular
>when using NTS terminal server rtelnet).
>
>sadcnt is the number of streams addressable devices nautopush is the
>number of streams autopush entries
>
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