Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1998 14:26:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob K <melange@yip.org> To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: The Lab <thelab@nmarcom.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: too many open files Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980904141512.245H-100000@yip.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02.9809041401110.5462-100000@hub.org>
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On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, The Hermit Hacker wrote: > On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, The Lab wrote: > > > > > I keep getting the "too many open files" message, but am unsure exactly > > how to reconfigure my kernel to compensate. Any suggestions? > > Actually, check the /etc/login.conf file and raise the limits for > the 'login group' that you are a member of...I'm not 100% certain whether > this is available on pre-3.0 systems though :( Another possibility (which was one I ran into just two days ago) is to raise the value of maxusers; the default is 10. I raised mine to 20, but it's a really low-powered system (486dx4/100, 24 megs of RAM) that only gets light usage. Most people suggested values in the 40-50 range for a single workstation running X. melange@yip.org - "Slightly tacky but completely entertaining" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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