hello
I got this error in my syslog and my system is stoped responding. I am
not able to run any of the application. Than at last i have rebooted my
system and its working ok now. I just wanted to know why it was
happend. Can anyone help me

Apr 27 14:37:32 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space
Apr 27 14:57:08 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space
Apr 27 14:57:13 bkpmgmt above message repeats 17 times
Apr 27 14:57:59 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space
Apr 27 15:16:41 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space
Apr 27 15:17:13 bkpmgmt above message repeats 22 times
Apr 27 15:17:32 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space
Apr 27 15:29:28 bkpmgmt sshd[809]: error: fork: Not enough space
Apr 27 15:31:59 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space

Thanks in advance

Regards,
Parth

pintoo wrote:
> Apr 27 14:37:32 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space
> Apr 27 14:57:08 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space
> Apr 27 14:57:13 bkpmgmt above message repeats 17 times
> Apr 27 14:57:59 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space
> Apr 27 15:16:41 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space
> Apr 27 15:17:13 bkpmgmt above message repeats 22 times
> Apr 27 15:17:32 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space
> Apr 27 15:29:28 bkpmgmt sshd[809]: error: fork: Not enough space
> Apr 27 15:31:59 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space

First your RAM, then the swap got full. Check the space
available using swapinfo and check if there is any user
application causing huge memory leaks. Increase swap
space.

--vishwas.

In article <Al34g.6906$l81.6533@news.cpqcorp.net>,
Vishwas Pai <noman@noland.invalid> writes:
> pintoo wrote:
>> Apr 27 14:37:32 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space
>> Apr 27 14:57:08 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space
>> Apr 27 14:57:13 bkpmgmt above message repeats 17 times
>> Apr 27 14:57:59 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space
>> Apr 27 15:16:41 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space
>> Apr 27 15:17:13 bkpmgmt above message repeats 22 times
>> Apr 27 15:17:32 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space
>> Apr 27 15:29:28 bkpmgmt sshd[809]: error: fork: Not enough space
>> Apr 27 15:31:59 bkpmgmt prngd[1759]: Could not fork: Not enough space
>
> First your RAM, then the swap got full. Check the space
> available using swapinfo and check if there is any user
> application causing huge memory leaks. Increase swap
> space.
>
> --vishwas.

Hello,

it could also be kernel parameters, especially maxuprc and nproc.

Yours, Hans Martin.

root <root@heron.bfi.admin.ch> wrote:
> it could also be kernel parameters, especially maxuprc and nproc.

I believe that would be a different errno:

fork(2) fork(2)

[EAGAIN] The system-imposed limit on the total number of
processes under execution would be exceeded.

[EAGAIN] The system-imposed limit on the total number of
processes under execution by a single user would
be exceeded.

rick jones
--
The glass is neither half-empty nor half-full. The glass has a leak.
The real question is "Can it be patched?"
these opinions are mine, all mine; HP might not want them anyway...
feel free to post, OR email to rick.jones2 in hp.com but NOT BOTH...

Thanks for the reply - All


Rick Jones wrote:
> root <root@heron.bfi.admin.ch> wrote:
> > it could also be kernel parameters, especially maxuprc and nproc.
>
> I believe that would be a different errno:
>
> fork(2) fork(2)
>
> [EAGAIN] The system-imposed limit on the total number of
> processes under execution would be exceeded.
>
> [EAGAIN] The system-imposed limit on the total number of
> processes under execution by a single user would
> be exceeded.
>
> rick jones
> --
> The glass is neither half-empty nor half-full. The glass has a leak.
> The real question is "Can it be patched?"
> these opinions are mine, all mine; HP might not want them anyway...
> feel free to post, OR email to rick.jones2 in hp.com but NOT BOTH...