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Subject: Re: Too many open files in System!
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On Sun, 3 Aug 1997, Andrew N. Edmond wrote:

> 	 error on accept: Too many open files in system
> 
> I set CHILD_MAX and OPEN_MAX to 4098 in the kernel, and I can't find a way
> to get accept to open any more sockets.  Any ideas?

This seems to be a FAQ (Frequently Asked Question).  Unfortunately, it
seems to seems to also be a NAQ (Never Answered Question).  I myself have
asked it several times and the answers, involving CHILD_MAX and OPEN_MAX
and limits, never work.  Apparently, FreeBSD is too primitive to handle
more than a few files at once. 

(please realize the above is an intentional goad to get SOMEONE to finally
answer this.  I love FreeBSD :) )