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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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On Mon, 28 Oct 1996, Cliff Addy wrote:

> Ack! What's causing this?
> 
> /kernel: file: table is full                          
> /kernel: file: table is full                          
> syslogd: /var/run/utmp: Too many open files in system 
> 
> Do I need to recompile the kernel with larger parameters?

What are you doing?  What kind of load is this system seeing?

Yes, you need to edit the maximum file handles; see the questions archives
or possibly the FAQ.

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