[Cialug] open files

[Dave Crouse]

this link was pretty informative:

http://lists.plug.phoenix.az.us/pipermail/plug-discuss/2000-September/005508.html

......snip........
It turns out that /proc/sys/fs/file-max contains the value of
`max_files'.  You may set this value via, e.g,

 echo 5200 >/proc/sys/fs/file-max
......snip........








On Tue, January 25, 2005 4:49 pm, Nathan C. Smith said:
>

> I'm trying to remember what is the command or parameter setting that
> allows Linux to have more files open?
> I think that is what I mean - maybe file descriptors?  And how do I
> allocate more?
>
> Would something like this be right?
>
>
> echo 16384 > /proc/sys/fs/file-max
>
> Kernel is 2.4ish.
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> -Nate
>
>
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