Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 14:54:19 +0100 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> To: Alexander Werner Skwar <askwar@DigitalProjects.com> Cc: Questions about FreeBSD <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: freebsd /kernel: file: table is full Message-ID: <20000428145419.Y86507@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20000428145324.A5601@gartenfrucht.DigitalProjects.com> References: <20000428145324.A5601@gartenfrucht.DigitalProjects.com>
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Alexander Werner Skwar wrote: > What does this error message mean: > > Apr 28 14:37:20 freebsd exim[6126]: 2000-04-28 14:37:20 12lA1I-0001ao-00 > Failed to create spool file /var/spool/exim/input//12lA1I-0001ao-00-D: Too many > open files in system > Apr 28 14:37:21 freebsd last message repeated 2 times > Apr 28 14:37:21 freebsd /kernel: file: table is full > Apr 28 14:37:21 freebsd /kernel: file: table is full > Apr 28 14:37:22 freebsd last message repeated 475 times > Apr 28 14:37:22 freebsd last message repeated 475 times It means you have too many files open simultaneously. Try increasing maxusers in the kernel config and rebuild. You might also be able to adjust it sysctl. 'man sysctl'. The sysctls you want to look at and possibly change are kern.maxfiles and kern.maxfilesperproc. -- Ben Smithurst / ben@scientia.demon.co.uk / PGP: 0x99392F7D To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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