The fork function failed. Too many processes already exist

[Amran Md Said]

When I login from user to root using the su function I got the error message "The fork function failed. Too many processes already exist".
What kernel parameter do I have to increase?
Also on the dmesg I got the message "File table is full".
Please help.
Server : hp ux-11 64 bit
Memory : 1 GigSwapinfo :
Kb Kb Kb PCT START/ Kb
TYPE AVAIL USED FREE USED LIMIT RESERVE PRI NAME
dev 1048576 168652 879924 16% 0 - 1 /dev/vg00/lvol2
reserve - 719048 -719048
memory 747344 231984 515360 31%

[Bill Hassell]

Run SAM and change the two kernel parameters: nfile and nproc. Double or triple their current size. Your system is growing and needs larger tables.

[T G Manikandan]

For the file table is full you have to increase the

nfile kernel parameter.

For the fork function failed

you have to check the

maxuprc (maximum number of processes for a user on the system)

Also check the value of

nproc total number of processes

But this seems to be the user processes reaching its peak value.
maxuprc


check this link

http://www.docs.hp.com//hpux/onlinedocs/os/KCparams.OverviewAll.html

[MANOJ SRIVASTAVA]

Hi Amran

sar -v 2 10
will give you the real time usage of nfile nproc and ninode , most likely in your case either the nproc has got saturated or maxuprc ie maximum process that a user can run ( deafault is 75 ) has got saturated , in eithr case you will have to run sam and change the kernel parameter , you may also like to see this :
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/os/KCparams.OverviewAll.html


Manoj Srivastava