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Date:      Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:28:59 -0500
From:      Jason Garrett <kingedgar@gmail.com>
To:        FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   kern.maxfiles limit exceeded... what to do?
Message-ID:  <970380130904141128o38eb35c8tc8bcab295321b627@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0904141441420.2403@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
References:  <2cd0a0da0904140429nb7539f1i93c4ce183ea3c67c@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0904141441420.2403@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>

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On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 07:41, Wojciech Puchar <
wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote:

> increase kern.maxfiles :)
>
> in sysctl.conf
>

Pretty sure he got his answer over on @hackers. The need to cross post never
ceases to amaze me.


>
> On Tue, 14 Apr 2009, VeeJay wrote:
>
>  Hi there
>>
>> I am keep getting this error on the screen. I have tried to solve this
>> problem by myself but still no luck. Could anyone guide what to do to
>> increase the limit and avoid this error?
>>
>> kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 1003, please see tuning(7)
>> kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 1003, please see tuning(7)
>> kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 1003, please see tuning(7)
>> kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 1003, please see tuning(7)
>> Apr 14 11:08:08 server2 postfix/pickup[25022] : fatal : kqueue : Too many
>> files open in the system
>> Apr 14 11:08:08 server2 postfix/pickup[25023] : fatal : kqueue : Too many
>> files open in the system
>> kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 1003, please see tuning(7)
>> kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 1003, please see tuning(7)
>> kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 1003, please see tuning(7)
>> kern.maxfiles limit exceeded by uid 1003, please see tuning(7)
>>
>> Then I am unable to login on the server by consol or ssh. what to do?
>> --
>> Thanks!
>>
>> BR / vj
>>
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