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Date:      Tue, 29 Oct 1996 22:58:41 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Cliff Addy <fbsdlist@revelstone.jvm.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Kernel file table is full?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.961029225750.369d-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961028192723.357B-100000@revelstone.jvm.com>

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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




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