Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1998 13:54:59 -0700 From: Christopher Knight <merlin@ghostwheel.com> To: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: too many open files Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19980904135459.019ea7c0@pop.ghostwheel.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980904134351.20117B-100000@shell.uniserve.ca > References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980904114540.9375A-100000@amber.ghostwheel.com>
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At 01:44 PM 9/4/98 -0700, Tom wrote: > >On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Christopher Knight wrote: >> #!/bin/sh >> >> /usr/sbin/sysctl -w kern.maxfiles=8192 >> /usr/sbin/sysctl -w kern.maxvnodes=16384 >> >> >> That takes care of my 'too many files open' problem. > > Just for "root". That increases the system file table. The per-user >limits in /etc/login.conf still apply, unless you are root. And root processes. My system was bouncing mail and my webserver was crashing, while my messages log was filling with kernel errors about too many open files. This fixed my system-wide problem, which made me happy. Thank you for the clarification though. -ck To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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