How to increase number of loopback devices on Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

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Issue

How to increase number of loopback devices on Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Resolution

Edit /etc/modprobe.conf add the following line:

options loop max_loop=64

Reboot the machine or run the following commands to update the kernel:

# rmmod loop
# modprobe ...

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