Re: [asterisk-users] How to read/set ulimit for non-root asterisk process ?
Hi Olivier, you have to edit /etc/security/limits.conf. Take a look at "man limits.conf". Some users also modify the Asterisk-Start-Script. You can insert an "ulimit -n 8192" in the "Start-Case". Best regard -Thorsten- Am 15.02.2013 18:48, schrieb Olivier: 2013/2/15 Olivier mailto:oza_4...@yahoo.fr>> Hello, On a production system, I'm seeing this: [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[14742] res_agi.c: Unable to create toast pipe: Too many open files [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[9283] acl.c: Cannot create socket [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[9283] rtp.c: Unable to allocate RTCP socket: Too many open files [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[14732] acl.c: Cannot create socket [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[14732] channel.c: Channel allocation failed: Can't create alert pipe! Try increasing max file descriptors with ulimit -n [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[14732] chan_sip.c: Unable to allocate AST channel structure for SIP channel [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[14732] app_dial.c: Unable to create channel of type 'SIP' (cause 0 - Unknown) [Feb 13 16:47:00] ERROR[14732] rtp.c: Unable to allocate socket: Too many open files Typing ulimit -a, shows : # ulimit -a core file size (blocks, -c) 0 data seg size (kbytes, -d) unlimited scheduling priority (-e) 0 file size (blocks, -f) unlimited pending signals (-i) 16382 max locked memory (kbytes, -l) 64 max memory size (kbytes, -m) unlimited open files (-n) 1024 pipe size(512 bytes, -p) 8 POSIX message queues (bytes, -q) 819200 real-time priority (-r) 0 stack size (kbytes, -s) 8192 cpu time (seconds, -t) unlimited max user processes (-u) unlimited virtual memory (kbytes, -v) unlimited file locks (-x) unlimited So it seems that increasing this open files limit from 1024 to 2048 could work around the above issue. Strangely, I can't find much online doc on ulimit and its usage. My main source is http://ss64.com/bash/ulimit.html and I also found this http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-dev/2006-October/024091.html where I could read >/ And what does 'ulimit -n' say for your Asterisk process?/ 1. How can I specificially read "ulimit -n" for asterisk, for instance when asterisk is run by an asterisk user which has no login or shell ? Finally, it seems this command is enough : su asterisk --shell /bin/sh --command "ulimit -n" 2. Is there an easy and safe way to increase the number of files opened by asterisk ? Replace the question above by this one "Is there an easy and safe way to artificially increase the number of files opened by asterisk ?" -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] How to read/set ulimit for non-root asterisk process ?
2013/2/15 Olivier > Hello, > > On a production system, I'm seeing this: > [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[14742] res_agi.c: Unable to create toast pipe: > Too many open files > [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[9283] acl.c: Cannot create socket > [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[9283] rtp.c: Unable to allocate RTCP socket: Too > many open files > [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[14732] acl.c: Cannot create socket > [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[14732] channel.c: Channel allocation failed: > Can't create alert pipe! Try increasing max file descriptors with ulimit -n > [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[14732] chan_sip.c: Unable to allocate AST > channel structure for SIP channel > [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[14732] app_dial.c: Unable to create channel of > type 'SIP' (cause 0 - Unknown) > [Feb 13 16:47:00] ERROR[14732] rtp.c: Unable to allocate socket: Too many > open files > > > Typing ulimit -a, shows : > # ulimit -a > core file size (blocks, -c) 0 > data seg size (kbytes, -d) unlimited > scheduling priority (-e) 0 > file size (blocks, -f) unlimited > pending signals (-i) 16382 > max locked memory (kbytes, -l) 64 > max memory size (kbytes, -m) unlimited > open files (-n) 1024 > pipe size(512 bytes, -p) 8 > POSIX message queues (bytes, -q) 819200 > real-time priority (-r) 0 > stack size (kbytes, -s) 8192 > cpu time (seconds, -t) unlimited > max user processes (-u) unlimited > virtual memory (kbytes, -v) unlimited > file locks (-x) unlimited > > > So it seems that increasing this open files limit from 1024 to 2048 could > work around the above issue. > > Strangely, I can't find much online doc on ulimit and its usage. > My main source is http://ss64.com/bash/ulimit.html > and I also found this > http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-dev/2006-October/024091.htmlwhere > I could read > > >* And what does 'ulimit -n' say for your Asterisk process?* > > > > 1. How can I specificially read "ulimit -n" for asterisk, for instance > when asterisk is run by an asterisk user which has no login or shell ? > Finally, it seems this command is enough : su asterisk --shell /bin/sh --command "ulimit -n" > 2. Is there an easy and safe way to increase the number of files opened by > asterisk ? > Replace the question above by this one "Is there an easy and safe way to artificially increase the number of files opened by asterisk ?" > > > Regards > > > > > > -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
[asterisk-users] How to read/set ulimit for non-root asterisk process ?
Hello, On a production system, I'm seeing this: [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[14742] res_agi.c: Unable to create toast pipe: Too many open files [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[9283] acl.c: Cannot create socket [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[9283] rtp.c: Unable to allocate RTCP socket: Too many open files [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[14732] acl.c: Cannot create socket [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[14732] channel.c: Channel allocation failed: Can't create alert pipe! Try increasing max file descriptors with ulimit -n [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[14732] chan_sip.c: Unable to allocate AST channel structure for SIP channel [Feb 13 16:47:00] WARNING[14732] app_dial.c: Unable to create channel of type 'SIP' (cause 0 - Unknown) [Feb 13 16:47:00] ERROR[14732] rtp.c: Unable to allocate socket: Too many open files Typing ulimit -a, shows : # ulimit -a core file size (blocks, -c) 0 data seg size (kbytes, -d) unlimited scheduling priority (-e) 0 file size (blocks, -f) unlimited pending signals (-i) 16382 max locked memory (kbytes, -l) 64 max memory size (kbytes, -m) unlimited open files (-n) 1024 pipe size(512 bytes, -p) 8 POSIX message queues (bytes, -q) 819200 real-time priority (-r) 0 stack size (kbytes, -s) 8192 cpu time (seconds, -t) unlimited max user processes (-u) unlimited virtual memory (kbytes, -v) unlimited file locks (-x) unlimited So it seems that increasing this open files limit from 1024 to 2048 could work around the above issue. Strangely, I can't find much online doc on ulimit and its usage. My main source is http://ss64.com/bash/ulimit.html and I also found this http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-dev/2006-October/024091.htmlwhere I could read >* And what does 'ulimit -n' say for your Asterisk process?* 1. How can I specificially read "ulimit -n" for asterisk, for instance when asterisk is run by an asterisk user which has no login or shell ? 2. Is there an easy and safe way to increase the number of files opened by asterisk ? Regards -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
