From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 16 01:37:34 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7042537B401 for ; Sat, 16 Aug 2003 01:37:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from thor.65535.net (thor.65535.net [216.17.104.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 126C143FBD for ; Sat, 16 Aug 2003 01:37:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rghf@fsck.me.uk) Received: from localhost.jdshostimg.com ([127.0.0.1] helo=localhost) by thor.65535.net with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19nwYH-000NOO-Ry; Sat, 16 Aug 2003 01:36:45 -0700 Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 01:36:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Rus Foster X-X-Sender: rghf@thor.65535.net To: Joachim Dagerot In-Reply-To: <1061022696.655.5.camel@big.dagerot.com> Message-ID: <20030816013559.F87678@thor.65535.net> References: <1061022696.655.5.camel@big.dagerot.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: Freebsd Subject: Re: kernel: table is full X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 08:37:34 -0000 > > I couldn't even login at the console, got an error stating something > about a missing *.so file in /usr/..somewhere > > I ctrl-alt-del restarted and now everything is up again. > > You need to increase the number of free file handles Add kern.maxfiles=25000 to /etc/sysctl.conf and also ryn "sysctl kern.maxfiles=25000" to update the running system Rgds Rus -- w: http://www.jvds.com | Linux + FreeBSD VDS's from $15/mo e: rghf@jvds.com | Totally Customizable Technology t: 07919 373537 | General FreeBSD Forums: msm: support@jvds.com | http://forums.jvds.com/viewforum.php?f=7