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Date:      Fri, 12 Jan 2001 16:43:12 +0300
From:      Konnov Igor <igor202@newmail.ru>
To:        Tony M <monfiletto@clinic.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: file table is full
Message-ID:  <3A5F09EF.5A0388E1@newmail.ru>
References:  <EFEOIBBGDKBNGFLCACJMMECACDAA.monfiletto@clinic.net>

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Thanks! It is more preferable to edit in /usr/src/sys/i386/conf.

Igor

Tony M wrote:

> if it was me I just would have gone to /usr/src/sys/i386/conf and edited the
> kernel directly
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Konnov Igor
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 5:45 PM
> To: Bill Moran; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: file table is full
>
> Bill Moran wrote:
>
> > Konnov Igor wrote:
> > >
> > > I use FreeBSD 3.4 and Samba to share files with 15 windows computers.
> > > When these hosts open about 230 files at once, kernel puts the
> > > message:
> > >   file table is full, too many open files.
> > >
> > > How to increase the maximum number of open files?
> > > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Use sysctl to increase the value of kern.maxfiles. Look also at
> > increasing maxusers in your kernel config and recompiling your kernel.
> >
> > -Bill
>
> Thanks, now it works fine. sysctl allows only to decrease maxfiles.
> I have defined MAXFILES in /usr/src/sys/conf/param.c and recompiled
> kernel.
> I was without an idea what way to search it. You helped me much!
>
> Igor
>
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