Limit number of Child processes

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Subject: Limit number of Child processes
From: Linux Newbee <linux.newbee@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 11:23:24 -0700
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Hello

How do i limit the number of child process a parent process can invoke in Linux? (FC)

Thanks in Advance

Linux Newbee