NFS Services Administrator's Guide

Troubleshooting NFS Services
Common Problems with NIS+
Chapter 8322
If You Receive an “Unable to Fork” Message
❏ Kill any unnecessary processes on your server host. This message
occurs when your host has run out of available processes.
❏ If necessary, follow this procedure to increase the maximum number
of inodes on your NIS+ server:
1. Log in as root to the NIS+ server.
2. Type /usr/sbin/sam to start SAM (System Administration
Manager).
3. Open Kernel Configuration.
4. Open Configurable Parameters.
5. Highlight the line that begins with ninode, and choose Modify
Configurable Parameter from the Actions menu.
6. Increase the value in the Formula/Value field, either by
changing the constant multiplier in the formula or replacing the
formula with a value. If your ninode value is currently set to the
default (606), try changing it to 2048.
7. Use SAM to regenerate the kernel and reboot the system.