docs-xml/smbdotconf/base/preforkchildren.xml

   1 <samba:parameter name="prefork children"
   2                  context="G"
   3                  type="integer"
   4                  xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
   5 <description>
   6         <para>This option controls the number of worker processes that are
   7                 started for each service when prefork process model is enabled.
   8                 The prefork children are only started for those services that
   9                 support prefork (currently only ldap). For processes that don't
  10                 support preforking all requests are handled by a single process
  11                 for that service.
  12         </para>
  13
  14         <para>This should be set to a small multiple of the number of CPU's
  15                 available on the server</para>
  16
  17         <para>Additionally the number of prefork children can be specified for
  18                 an individual service by using "prefork children: service name"
  19                 i.e. "prefork children:ldap = 8" to set the number of ldap
  20                 worker processes.</para>
  21 </description>
  22
  23 <value type="default">1</value>
  24 </samba:parameter>