From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Sep 19 04:28:55 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id EAA02583 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 19 Sep 1996 04:28:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from orion.webspan.net (root@orion.webspan.net [206.154.70.41]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id EAA02555 for ; Thu, 19 Sep 1996 04:28:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (gpalmer@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by orion.webspan.net (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id HAA03154; Thu, 19 Sep 1996 07:28:27 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: orion.webspan.net: Host gpalmer@localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: John Boggs cc: freebsd-questions@freefall.freebsd.org From: "Gary Palmer" Subject: Re: Too many open files for user ppp In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 19 Sep 1996 06:18:59 CDT." <199609191118.GAA03869@robigo.visi.com> Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 07:28:27 -0400 Message-ID: <3151.843132507@orion.webspan.net> Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk John Boggs wrote in message ID <199609191118.GAA03869@robigo.visi.com>: > When ppp connects after it's been running for a number of days, I get > this error near the end of the log: > It doesn't affect my connection. Is there a way to prevent getting > the ``socket:too many open files'' error? Grab a newer version of the ppp program. I fixed a file descriptor leak a few months back (I can't remember if I put the fix into 2.1.5 or not, but it's definately in -current). Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info