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From: andreas@klemm.gtn.com (Andreas Klemm)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Kernel Problem - "file table is full"
Date: 23 Sep 1996 13:09:35 GMT
Organization: FreeBSD makes fun
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In article <518q4q$d0@anorak.coverform.lan>,
brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) writes:
> 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.
Always keep in mind, that maxusers is a variable that acts as
a multiplier for some other kernel values / structures.
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