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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.uwa.edu.au!disco.iinet.net.au!news.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!cyberspace.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-stk-3.sprintlink.net!news.mindspring.com!usenet From: mhall@homecom.com (Mike A. Hall) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Too many open files... any solution? Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 15:11:49 GMT Organization: HomeCom Communications Lines: 27 Message-ID: <4pk2ce$1urs@mule2.mindspring.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: desk_g5.homecom.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 It seems that "limit" doesn't maintain its settings. I am able to restore "unlimited" number of openfiles by typing: limit openfiles unlimited The number then goes up to 650 (from 64). When I again notice problems (maybe six hours later) the number is back down to 64. Why is that? The server isn't being rebooted. My end result or desire is to allow a great number of available processes and openfiles simultaneously. No one has ever asked for that, have they?... =) Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree. If I should be working on the kernel instead, please let me know. Thanks for your help, Mike A. Hall =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Mike A. Hall Webmaster HomeCom Communications mhall@homecom.com http://www.homecom.com Voice: (800) 416-8078 -- (404) 237-4646 -- Fax: (404) 237-3060