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Date:      Fri, 16 Jun 1995 12:00:21 +0800 (CST)
From:      Brian Tao <taob@gate.sinica.edu.tw>
To:        Mark Hittinger <bugs@ns1.win.net>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   re: Too many open files in system
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.91.950616115654.4650C-100000@cancer>
In-Reply-To: <199506151344.JAA21312@ns1.win.net>

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On Thu, 15 Jun 1995, Mark Hittinger wrote:
> 
> I use:
> 
> 	maxusers 256
> 	child_max=128
> 	open_max=128
> 	nmbclusters=768
> 
> 	swap space on disk = 128mb

    Trying that config now (except with only 64 megs swap on a 16-meg
system).

> I don't see the problem as "often".  Could some other parameter be keyed
> off of the maxusers that influences this?  In addition I use a different
> web server (cern), so maybe there is a file descriptor leak in the one
> you are using?

    It very well could be the problem.  I haven't been following NCSA
httpd's progress too closely, but I just downloaded 1.4.1 last night
(been using 1.4).  Even with the above options, the machine/VM pager
still chokes up and dies.  However, if I substitute the Apache 0.65
server (standard forking model) for NCSA httpd, the problem goes away.
I'll try NCSA in standard forking mode next to see if that is the
problem.  Unfortunately, I no longer have any pre-2.0.5 machines
around for an additional comparison.  :-/
-- 
Brian ("Though this be madness, yet there is method in't") Tao
taob@gate.sinica.edu.tw <-- work ........ play --> taob@io.org




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