Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 08:48:36 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <wash@iconnect.co.ke> To: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: sysctl -w Message-ID: <20001009084836.A8271@siafu.iconnect.co.ke>
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Hello,
May I ask one question about sysctl.
I get the following msg from the kernel:
Oct 9 02:57:06 alouette syslogd: /dev/console: Too many open files in
system: Too many open files in system
Oct 9 02:57:06 alouette /kernel: file: table is full
Oct 9 02:57:14 alouette last message repeated 8 times
Oct 9 02:57:16 alouette /kernel: pid 5236 (cron), uid 0: exited on signal
11 (core dumped)
So I asked myself, what is the current set value?
admin:~$ sysctl kern.maxproc
kern.maxproc: 532
..And decided (maybe against bad judgement??) that I could double the
value to be on the safe side...
alouette# sysctl -w kern.maxproc=1064
sysctl: oid 'kern.maxproc' is read only
alouette#
So it is ro! Now what must I do?
I attach output of ps -ax (the processes always running in my box)
PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND
0 ?? DLs 0:00.00 (swapper)
1 ?? ILs 0:00.01 /sbin/init --
2 ?? DL 0:00.00 (pagedaemon)
3 ?? DL 0:00.00 (vmdaemon)
4 ?? DL 0:00.00 (bufdaemon)
5 ?? DL 0:00.06 (syncer)
29 ?? Is 0:00.00 adjkerntz -i
90 ?? Ss 0:00.04 syslogd -s
93 ?? Is 0:00.01 named -u bind -g bind
95 ?? Is 0:00.00 /usr/sbin/portmap
115 ?? Is 0:00.05 inetd -w -W
117 ?? Ss 0:00.01 cron
120 ?? Is 0:00.01 /usr/sbin/lpd
123 ?? Is 0:00.56 /usr/sbin/sshd
168 ?? Is 0:00.24 moused -p /dev/psm0 -t auto
196 ?? Is 0:00.00 /usr/local/sbin/dhcpd -q
212 ?? Ss 0:00.06 /usr/local/sbin/httpd
218 ?? Is 0:00.00 /usr/local/sbin/exim -bd -q30m
226 ?? Is 0:00.01 /usr/local/sbin/faxq
242 ?? I 0:00.00 /usr/local/sbin/httpd
243 ?? I 0:00.00 /usr/local/sbin/httpd
244 ?? I 0:00.00 /usr/local/sbin/httpd
245 ?? I 0:00.00 /usr/local/sbin/httpd
246 ?? I 0:00.00 /usr/local/sbin/httpd
254 ?? S 0:00.03 /usr/local/libexec/atalkd
258 ?? I 0:00.00 /usr/local/libexec/papd
260 ?? S 0:00.00 /usr/local/libexec/afpd -s /usr/local/etc/AppleVolume
266 ?? Is 0:00.01 /usr/local/sbin/pptpd
274 ?? I 0:00.00 /usr/local/bin/qpage -q10
278 ?? I 0:00.00 /usr/local/bin/qpage -q10
285 ?? Is 0:00.00 /usr/local/sbin/smbd -D
287 ?? Ss 0:00.10 /usr/local/sbin/nmbd -D
321 ?? I 0:00.03 /usr/local/sbin/faxgetty cuaa0
323 ?? S 0:01.25 squid -NsY
324 ?? Is 0:00.00 (unlinkd) (unlinkd)
310 v0 Is+ 0:00.01 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv0
311 v1 Is 0:00.15 -tcsh (tcsh)
331 v1 S+ 0:00.10 telnet siafu
312 v2 Ss 0:00.07 -bash (bash)
390 v2 R+ 0:00.00 ps -ax
313 v3 Is+ 0:00.01 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv3
314 v4 Is+ 0:00.01 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv4
315 v5 Is+ 0:00.01 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv5
316 v6 Is+ 0:00.01 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv6
317 v7 Is+ 0:00.01 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv7
318 v9 Is+ 0:00.01 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv9
319 va Is+ 0:00.01 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyva
320 vb Is+ 0:00.01 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyvb
295 con- I+ 0:00.09 /usr/local/sbin/snmpd
303 con- I+ 0:00.00 /bin/sh /usr/local/sbin/RunCache
How do I get the culprit who opens so many files?
Thank you gentlemen.
-Wash
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