[EMAIL PROTECTED] suggested:
> echo "32768" > /proc/sys/fs/file-max
<snip>
> Try  cat /proc/sys/fs/file-nr to see what the current state is - from 
> recollection the 3 numbers are :
> 
> highwater mark        current open           maximum  <-  this will be 
> file-max
> 
<snip>

Thanks! That's what I was looking for. The limit was at 8192 and other than 
the log entries there wasn't any significant disruption to services so I think 
32k will keep it going for a while.

Will it keep these settings after a reboot?

Colin

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