The linux kernel imposes a limit (of 1024) on the number of file
descriptors per process. Of course tcp/ip sockets also appear as files
and require file descriptors.
You need to recompile your kernel and change some environment settings.
Check out http://www.jlinux.org/server.html for a description of the
problem and how to fix it.
Chris
Eddie wrote:
> I just noticed that the site www.orionserver.com
> <http://www.orionserver.com> was unreachable and it give the error "To
> many open files"
>
> I have the same problem sometimes. How do you solve that or how do you
> monitor which causes this (without buying tons of memory) ? I am
> running Linux BTW.
>
>
>
> Eddie
>
