[lug] /proc/sys/fs/inode-max missing?

[Ferdinand Schmid]

I wasn't quite correct with my response either.  Here is a message with some 
more info:
<http://groups.google.com/groups?q=out+of+inodes+file-max&hl=en&selm=7j200f%24so8%241%40pegasus.csx.cam.ac.uk&rnum=1>

Ferdinand

Harris, James wrote:

> Ask first think second.  I just checked 7.2 and it also doesn't have it...
> So I guess the big difference here is between 7.0 which uses kernel series
> 2.2.x and 7.1 and 7.2 which use 2.4.x... But 2.4's sysctl kernel docs say
> that this file should exist... So I'm still lost.  Google's not turning up
> anything useful yet.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harris, James [mailto:James_Harris at maxtor.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 14:29
> To: Boulder Linux Users Group (lug at lug.boulder.co.us)
> Subject: [lug] /proc/sys/fs/inode-max missing?
> 
> 
> Howdy all --
> 
> I suspect that a file server I have may be running out available inodes.  I
> went to adjust this and found that under /proc/sys/fs the file "inode-max"
> is missing.  I've checked another system with a similar build and it is also
> missing the file, so I suspect this may be a Redhat version thing.  Both
> systems are RH 7.1.  I doubt it is a kernel version thing since one system
> is 2.4.3 and the other is 2.4.9 -- stock RH provided kernels.
> 
> I'm now confused.  I have checked several RH systems and all 7.0 systems
> have the file, while none of my 7.1 systems have it.
> 
> Can anyone help?
> 
> Thanks a bunch!
> Jim
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