Re: Max File descriptors in Linux 2.2.14

From: Dan Kegel (dank@alumni.caltech.edu)
Date: Sat Mar 25 2000 - 00:56:43 EST

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    Chris Horry (zerbey@wibble.co.uk) wrote:
    > By default, Linux 2.2.14 has the max file descriptors hard coded to
    > 1024. I know that there are about half a dozen files that need to be
    > modified and changes need to be made in /proc at boot. The docs I had to
    > do this blew up along with the rest of the data in a nice hdd crash.
    >
    > If anyone knows how to do this (I know there is a patch, but it's 2.2.9
    > only) please let me know. And I'll put a web site up on how to do it :-)

    See http://www.kegel.com/c10k.html
    scroll down to "Limits on open filehandles"

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