[ale] Max Descriptors?

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Thu Oct 3 21:57:47 EDT 2002


Michael Kachline ext 2848 wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Oct 2002 attriel at d20boards.net wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hey folks,
>>
>>Is there any way to figure out what the max # descriptors available are? 
>>Where by descriptors I might accept openfiles?
> 
> 
> 
> I believe...
> 
> $ cat /proc/sys/fs/file-max
> 
> ... is what you are looking for. Just "echo NNNNNN > 
> /proc/sys/fs/file-max" to increase the max file descriptors.

You know, that is so sweet.  I can remember having to rebuild a kernel 
on SysVR4 because we needed to change some shared memory tuneable 
parameters.  Like they say, you can tune a parameter, but you can't tuna 
fish...

(sorry, shouldn't do email this late after that much beer...)

> 
> 
> 
> 						- Mike
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> 
>  Intec Telecom Systems
>  Atlanta, GA  30342
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