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Date: Mon, 1 Jun 1998 14:37:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Dean Hollister <dean@odyssey.apana.org.au>
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Subject: Re: Too many files errors
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On Mon, 1 Jun 1998, Dean Hollister wrote:

> I've been receiving error messages (2.2.6-RELEASE) that too many files are
> open. It appears to be coming from the kernel. How do I increase the
> number of open files?

Build a new kernel and increase the `maxusers' number.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major



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