> My questions are:
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> 1) Is this limit established by the kernel, or the shell.
The limit is definitly extablished by the kernel
The operating system controls and schedules the processes
> 2) Given the answer to 1), what is the best way to re-set it to
> 1024 reliably--meaning that I need to do this currently to 10
> machines, then over the next couple months roll this out across 80
> or 90 machines.
I've never actually had to do this so I'll point to where I believe
you can do this
Have a look at /etc/security/limits.conf
I think
* soft nproc 1024
will do what you need
I hope this helps
Dan
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