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in reply to Re: Parallel ForkManager problem: parent dies early before all the child finishes
in thread Parallel ForkManager problem: parent dies early before all the child finishes

I don't think ForkManager crashes if you go over the limit; I think it waits. It's possible there is a system limit on the number of process that you're going over.