Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1998 13:44:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> To: Christopher Knight <merlin@ghostwheel.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: too many open files Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980904134351.20117B-100000@shell.uniserve.ca> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980904114540.9375A-100000@amber.ghostwheel.com>
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On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Christopher Knight wrote: > On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, The Lab wrote: > > > > > I keep getting the "too many open files" message, but am unsure exactly > > how to reconfigure my kernel to compensate. Any suggestions? > > I have the following script located in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ > > #!/bin/sh > > /usr/sbin/sysctl -w kern.maxfiles=8192 > /usr/sbin/sysctl -w kern.maxvnodes=16384 > > > That takes care of my 'too many files open' problem. Just for "root". That increases the system file table. The per-user limits in /etc/login.conf still apply, unless you are root. > -ck > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; if you don't > bet, you can't win. > -Lazarus Long > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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