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From: Rui Cohen <rmc@co.ip.pt>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Kernel Problem - "file table is full"
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 04:20:09 +0200
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Hi,

I'm using FreeBSD 2.1.0 in a box running a news server and I keep
getting these messages:

/kernel: file: table is full
syslogd: /var/run/utmp: Too many open files in system

I understand that a few kernel changes are necessary for FBSD to run
well with a large number of users, process and open files.

What kernel options should I change and what are the recommended values
for a pretty loaded server ?

TIA,

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Rui Cohen