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Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 21:13:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: Francis Vidal <francis@cody.usls.edu>
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Subject: Re: increase file descriptors?
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On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Francis Vidal wrote:

> hello everyone!
> 
> how do i increase the number of file descriptors of my FreeBSD box?

If you're on 2.2.2: Modify the ``openfiles'' capability in /etc/login.conf

For older OSs:  See ``options OPEN_MAX'' in /sys/i386/conf/LINT.

Why do you need to do this?  

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