Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 11:45:32 -0500 From: Keith Stevenson <k.stevenson@louisville.edu> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov Subject: Re: Out of file descriptors Message-ID: <19990319114532.A29975@homer.louisville.edu> In-Reply-To: <199903191613.KAA74391@symbion.srrc.usda.gov>; from Glenn Johnson on Fri, Mar 19, 1999 at 10:13:15AM -0600 References: <199903191613.KAA74391@symbion.srrc.usda.gov>
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On Fri, Mar 19, 1999 at 10:13:15AM -0600, Glenn Johnson wrote: > I just cvsupped the stable source yesterday, 3-18-1999 at about 4:00 p.m. > CST. After building the world and a kernel I get the following upon reboot > (I am copying this from the screen of the machine that won't boot): > > ...snip some boot info... > > Waiting 2 seconds for SCSI devices to settle > SMP: AP CPU #1 Launched! > changing root device to da0s1a > da0 at ahc0 bus 0 target 0 lun0 > da0: <QUANTUM FIREBALL SE4.3S PJ09> Fixed Direct Access SCSI-2 Device > da0: 20.000MB/s transfers (20.000MKz, offset 15). Tagged Queueing Enabled > da0: 4110MB (8418816 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 524C) > .: Out of file descriptors > > I then get put into single user mode. You need to sync up the system configuration files in /etc. Specifically, /etc/rc.conf has changed a LOT since 2.2.X. In 3.1, /etc/defaults/rc.conf is the master copy of the rc.conf file. /etc/rc.conf only contains your machine specific overrides from the defaults. Having a complete rc.conf file in /etc kills the boot. I have to agree with Jordan that a source upgrade from 2.2.X to 3.1, while possible, is not desirable. I dragged out a test machine, installed 2.2.8 on it, CVS's the 3.1 source, and ran the make upgrade. I was then promptly bitten by several problems including the "out of file descriptors" issue. My advice is to use the release CDs to do the upgrades. Just make sure that you have a known good backup of your system first. (Of course the best way to move to 3.1 on a "critical" system is to install it on a new box and migrate that box into production after a generous testing period. That's how I'm doing it, but not everyone has that luxury.) Regards, --Keith Stevenson-- -- Keith Stevenson System Programmer - Data Center Services - University of Louisville k.stevenson@louisville.edu PGP key fingerprint = 4B 29 A8 95 A8 82 EA A2 29 CE 68 DE FC EE B6 A0 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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