Date: Thu, 07 Aug 1997 10:29:21 +0100 From: Chris Stenton <jacs@gnome.co.uk> To: stable@freebsd.org Subject: /kernel: file: table is full Message-ID: <199708070929.KAA00638@hawk.gnome.co.uk>
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I've just been trying the new Netscape 4 for FreeBSD on my 2.2-stable machine and got the following error in the log file. Aug 7 09:41:53 hawk syslogd: /dev/console: Too many open files in system: Too many open files in system Aug 7 09:41:53 hawk syslogd: /var/run/utmp: Too many open files in system Aug 7 09:41:53 hawk syslogd: /var/run/utmp: Too many open files in system Aug 7 09:41:53 hawk /kernel: file: table is full I have the following options set in the kernel options "CHILD_MAX=512" options "OPEN_MAX=512" Its a pretty nasty error as the hard disk sounds like someone got into the system and started doing an rm -r /. This fear is reinforced when you can't run any more processes to find out what is going on. All you can do is hit the reset button and wait to see whats left of your OS. When you find its still there you go and close the curtains and have a lie down :-) Chris
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