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From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
To: Flattie McGee <flattie@globelinks.com>
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Subject: Re: .: Out of file descriptors = What is this? How to fix? 
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On Wed, 08 Dec 1999 14:45:12 EST, Flattie McGee wrote:

> Hey, I'm getting this error message when I boot up my box.

We really _must_ add an entry for this into the list of FAQs. :-)

> .: out of file descriptors

I've answered this question in detail on numerous occasions.  You've
copied /etc/defaults/rc.conf into your /etc directory, which you're not
supposed to do.

Please search the archives for detailed instructions on how to recover
from this situation.  The search engine is available at:

	http://www.freebsd.org/search/search.html#mailinglists

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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