you are mistaken. apache starts as root and drops privileges to www:www, that does not mean it inherits the ressource limits from that login class.
* diego <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-08-08 13:29]: > yes, www:*:67:67:www:0:0:HTTP Server,,,:/var/www:/sbin/nologin > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gerardo Santana Gsmez Garrido" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "diego" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <misc@openbsd.org> > Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 1:30 PM > Subject: Re: problem with apache > > > >On 8/5/05, diego <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Hi all, I have a problem with apache, I have a ibm x225 with 2,5gb of ram > >>and xeon 2,67ghz running 3.7-stable with GENERIC kernel, it's run only > >>apache for a intranet with 1k users. > >>I have error > >> > >>"[Fri Aug 5 13:21:30 2005] [crit] [client 172.26.219.191] (24)Too many > >>open > >>files: /intranet.jgm.gov.ar/htdocs/.htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to > >>check > >>htaccess file, ensure it is readable" > >> > >>I add "kern.maxfiles=50000" to sysctl.conf and > >> > >># Setting used by httpd daemon > >>www:\ > >>:datasize=infinity:\ > >>:maxproc=infinity:\ > >>:openfiles-cur=40960:\ > >>:openfiles-max=40960:\ > >>:openfiles=40960:\ > >>:stacksize-cur=500M:\ > >>:localcipher=blowfish,8:\ > >>:tc=default: > >> > >>to login.conf > >> > >>but I got the same error. > >> > >>thanks in advance. > >> > >> > >>diego. > >> > >> > > > >The only thing I can think of is: are you sure the 'www' user is using > >your 'www' class? > > > >-- > >Gerardo Santana Gsmez Garrido > >http://www.openbsd.org.mx/santana/ > >"Entre los individuos, como entre las naciones, el respeto al derecho > >ajeno es la paz" -Don Benito Juarez > -- BS Web Services, http://www.bsws.de/ OpenBSD-based Webhosting, Mail Services, Managed Servers, ... Unix is very simple, but it takes a genius to understand the simplicity. (Dennis Ritchie)