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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 12:49:14 +0800 (PHT)
From: Francis Vidal <francis@cody.usls.edu>
To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: increase file descriptors?
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On Sun, 21 Sep 1997, Doug White wrote:

> > 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?  

my FreeBSD box is a dedicated proxy/cache server running Squid -- i'm
still in the process of fine-tuning the server. i'm testing the NOVM
version of Squid which uses less virtual memory but more file descriptors.


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