Under 2.4.7, you can use the sysctl command to interrogate and set many kernel variables, including max files
sysctl -a | less to see the variables sysctl -w fs.file-max=16834 to increase the maximum number Regards, Jim Linux S/390-zSeries Support, SEEL, IBM Silicon Valley Labs t/l 543-4021, 408-463-4021, [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Grace Happens ***
