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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!iafrica.com!uct.ac.za!quagga.ru.ac.za!howland.erols.net!EU.net!usenet2.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!usenet1.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Kernel Problem - "file table is full" Date: 12 Sep 1996 11:54:18 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 27 Message-ID: <518q4q$d0@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <323621D9.5851@co.ip.pt> <32370A91.7EA0@www.play-hookey.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Ken Bigelow (kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com) wrote: : Rui Cohen wrote: : > : > 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 ? : > : RT Handbook on recompiling the kernel. There's a whole description about : MAXUSERS and how this value gets used. And have a look at /sys/i386/conf/LINT - CHILD_MAX and OPEN_MAX may be of interest. -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....