reserved_procs
Parameter
- Description
-
Specifies the number of system process slots to be reserved in the process table for processes with a UID of root (0). For example,
fsflush
has a UID of root (0). - Data Type
-
Signed integer
- Default
-
5
- Range
-
5 to MAXINT
- Units
-
Processes
- Dynamic?
-
No. Not used after the initial parameter computation.
- Validation
-
Any
/etc/system.d/file
setting is honored. - Commitment Level
-
Unstable
- When to Change
-
Consider increasing to 10 + the normal number of UID 0 (root) processes on system. This setting provides some cushion should it be necessary to obtain a root shell when the system is otherwise unable to create user-level processes.