If you are using linux the system wide amount of open files is specified at run level in the file
/proc/sys/fs/file-max just change the number to any number higher than what is allready specified and is a power of 2. ex: echo 16386 > /proc/sys/fs/file-max On the other hand it is rarely needed to change this file-max amount unless the server is having quite many jobs. So dont just up the ante find out what processes/connections etc ties up the filehandles. Greetings Mikkel Fischer On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, Burath, Philipp wrote: > Hi, > > I had this problem at one stage when using bash. It had to do with the > maximum number of file descriptors open at one time..."ulimit" wasn't set > high enough. A setting of 1024 fixed the problem. > > ie... > > root@test]# ulimit -n 1024 > > Hope this helps... > > Regards > ============================================ > Philipp Burath > IT Network Support Consultant > Western Diagnostic Pathology > 74 Mc Coy Street Myaree WA 6154 > Perth, Australia > Ph - +61 8 9317 0719 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ============================================ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Schorling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, 11 December 2002 4:47 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: LPRng: Problem with checkpc > > > Any idea why I get the following errors when running checkpc? > > > Warning - Printer_DYN 'bb-b3183bd' spool dir > '/var/spool/lpd/bb-b3183bd' cannot be scanned 'Too many open files' > Warning - Printer_DYN 'ljbb3032' spool dir '/var/spool/lpd/ljbb3032' > cannot be scanned 'Too many open files' > Warning - Printer_DYN 'ljbb3032d' spool dir '/var/spool/lpd/ljbb3032d' > cannot be scanned 'Too many open files' > Warning - Printer_DYN 'bbmfgp1' spool dir '/var/spool/lpd/bbmfgp1' > cannot be scanned 'Too many open files' > Warning - Printer_DYN 'bbmfgp1d' spool dir '/var/spool/lpd/bbmfgp1d' > cannot be scanned 'Too many open files' > bbmfgp1d: Initialize: cannot open '/dev/null' - Too many open files > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > Scott Schorling [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Data Center Services (630)798-7362 > Tellabs Operations Inc. > > ============================================================ > The information contained in this message may be privileged > and confidential and protected from disclosure. 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