Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 25 Oct 2001 09:18:33 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 25 Oct 2001 09:18:23 -0400 Received: from viper.haque.net ([66.88.179.82]:14215 "EHLO mail.haque.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 25 Oct 2001 09:18:12 -0400 Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 09:18:41 -0400 (EDT) From: "Mohammad A. Haque" To: Stephan von Krawczynski cc: linux-kernel Subject: Re: Max number of open files in 2.4.x In-Reply-To: <20011025151343.21b3daef.skraw@ithnet.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Stephan von Krawczynski wrote: > Hello all, > > Do I really have to patch source and recompile a 2.4 kernel to modify the > maximum number of open files? > > Why is there such a hardcoded limit anyway? > No need to patch. Check out the entry in /proc/sys/fs/file-max $ cat /proc/sys/fs/file-max To change the value: echo XXXXX > /proc/sys/fs/file-max -- ===================================================================== Mohammad A. Haque http://www.haque.net/ mhaque@haque.net "Alcohol and calculus don't mix. Developer/Project Lead Don't drink and derive." --Unknown http://wm.themes.org/ batmanppc@themes.org ===================================================================== - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/