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From: yzarn@lhdsy1.chevron.com (Philip Yzarn de Louraille)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: MAXSYMLINKS 8, any way to change this?
Keywords: symbolic link limit, MAXSYMLINKS, kernel
Message-ID: <948@lhdsy1.chevron.com>
Date: 13 Jun 91 15:23:59 GMT
Article-I.D.: lhdsy1.948
References: <1991Jun11.042421.16669@neon.Stanford.EDU>
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Organization: Chevron Oil Field Research, La Habra, CA.
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In article <1991Jun11.042421.16669@neon.Stanford.EDU> lma@neon.Stanford.EDU (Larry M. Augustin) writes:
>For some reason, /usr/include/sys/param.h on RISC Ultrix 4.1 sets
>MAXSYMLINKS to 8, instead of 20 as it is in 4.3bsd, VAX Ultrix, SunOS,
>etc.
>
>I need a higher limit.  20 (as with the other OSes) would be nice.
>Unfortunately, I don't have kernel source.  I suspect that I need
>vfs_dnlc.c, but like I said, I don't have source so I can't be sure.
>
>If soneone could provide me a patched .o file with the higher limit,
>or suggest a way to raise the limit, I would greatly appreciate it.

We have the same problems and a sys. admin. cannot change that without
getting the source code from DEC (or a patch.) We have asked DEC to
provide us with a solution months ago, and we are still waiting...
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