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From: hvr@kimba.Sun.COM (Heather Rose)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Maximum number of XOpenDisplay() allowed by a client.
Message-ID: <132611@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>
Date: 7 Mar 90 03:46:00 GMT
References: <3002@soleil.oakhill.UUCP> <9002230051.AA13764@expo.lcs.mit.edu> <3009@soleil.oakhill.UUCP>
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Reply-To: hvr@sun.UUCP (Heather Rose)
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Sounds like one person is running SunOS 4.0.x and one is running 3.x.

The number of file descriptors available is not currently configurable in
SunOS.  So, don't bother with the kernel...

The function "getdtablesize" will return the number of file descriptors
available in SunOS.

Regards,

Heather