reserved_procs

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

Starting in the Solaris 8 release, any /etc/system 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.