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From: Kurt Schafer <kurt@cyberbeach.net>
To: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject: /kernel error : File table full
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 15:12:54 -0500
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I'm getting this error on my mail machine, which is a bit of a nightmare. Is there something I can optimize in the kernel to allow for more open files etc ?

I'm getting errors similar to 'File table full' and 'Too many open files'

It is preventing the sendmail and popper processes from creating the files they need to do their work. I've had to reboot the machine three times in the past 2 days.

Thanks in advance.

-Kurt