Linux PID recycling [closed]

As new processes fork in, PIDs will increase to a system-dependent limit and then wrap around. The kernel will not reuse a PID before this wrap-around happens. The limit (maximum number of pids) is /proc/sys/kernel/pid_max. The manual says: /proc/sys/kernel/pid_max (since Linux 2.5.34) This file specifies the value at which PIDs wrap around (i.e., the value … Read more

How to prevent an ASP.NET application restarting when the web.config is modified?

Actually, the first two answers are incorrect. It is possible, and quite easy, to prevent this recycling from happening, and this feature has been available since at least IIS6. Method 1 (system wide) Change the DWORD registry setting for HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\ASP.NET\FCNMode to the value 1, which will disable all file change notifications. Don’t be confused by … Read more