> Is there any limit on total number of processes in the > system,means if kernel calculates any such limit In 2.2 there were. in 2.4 onwards there is no such limit AFAIK, except the system emforced (RLIMIT_*) values. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/