You are confusing number of Apache processes with file handles/sockets. The error message >>>>> Too many open files in system:Some/path/on/system refers to the latter, the number of connections is the former.
Chuck On Apr 6, 2011, at 12:10 PM, Johnny Miller wrote: > Mssr. Robert, > > Thank you for the suggestion. If I run the command you suggested I get a > fluctuating count between 3 and 9. While that is way below the threshold you > suggested I'm not sure I'm convinced that is the whole story. Otherwise why > would I be having a problem? > > Best, > > Johnny > > On Apr 6, 2011, at 8:54 AM, Pascal Robert wrote: > >> >> Le 2011-04-06 à 14:38, Johnny Miller a écrit : >> >>> Hi Johan, >>> >>> Yeah, I'm not doing anything unusual like creating a DB connection per >>> server. >>> >>> If I run from the CLI: >>> >>> sudo lsof | grep httpd | wc -l >>> >>> The count kind of bounces up and down between 500 - 1,500 >>> >>> If I just look at the contents instead of the count I see a bunch of >>> redundant connections to access_log and the various modules (see below) >>> >>> To be honest I'm out of my element here, so I'm not sure if this is unusual >>> or not. I've updated the apache's launch daemon plist to increase the >>> number of connections apache is allowed to 2048 >> >> MaxClient and ServerLimit set to 2048?? Are you sure that you need that >> much clients? I think I never set that value pass 384. >> >> How many httpd processes do you have? You can find out like this: >> >> # lsof -P | grep "/usr/sbin/httpd" | wc -l >> >>> and I've gone a couple of days without a failure. But I did do an >>> intentional restart last night. Prior to altering the plist I was seeing >>> apache going into the unresponsive state about every 24 hours. >>> >>> When I called Apple they told me to run netstat -m and look at this section: >>> >>> 0 requests for memory denied >>> 0 requests for memory delayed >>> >>> If that goes over 0 you can increase the memory buffer per this article: >>> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3512 But I've yet to see that number go over >>> zero. >>> >>> (this prints out several times) >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 1996352 >>> 17733353 /usr/sbin/httpd >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 393792 >>> 17733502 /usr/lib/libaprutil-1.0.2.7.dylib >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 651248 >>> 15133 /usr/lib/libexpat.1.5.0.dylib >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 4147008 >>> 15324 /usr/lib/libiconv.2.dylib >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 578656 >>> 17733501 /usr/lib/libapr-1.0.2.7.dylib >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 53888 >>> 17733291 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_authn_file.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 66500 >>> 17733295 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_authz_host.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 201360 >>> 17733299 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_cache.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 70660 >>> 17733308 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_dumpio.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 126528 >>> 17733321 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_mem_cache.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 117296 >>> 17733307 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_disk_cache.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 105944 >>> 17733311 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_ext_filter.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 245316 >>> 17733316 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_include.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 91784 >>> 17733312 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_filter.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 121380 >>> 17733305 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_deflate.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 126208 >>> 17733318 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_log_config.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 54200 >>> 17733320 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_logio.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 53956 >>> 17733309 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_env.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 71040 >>> 17733310 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_expires.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 100768 >>> 17733313 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_headers.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 66568 >>> 17733314 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_ident.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 70940 >>> 17733334 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_setenvif.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 378832 >>> 17733325 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_proxy.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 168484 >>> 17733330 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_proxy_http.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 138088 >>> 17733327 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_proxy_balancer.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 786308 >>> 17733336 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_ssl.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 915632 >>> 17731671 /usr/lib/libssl.0.9.7.dylib >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 100588 >>> 17733322 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_mime.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 120612 >>> 17733337 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_status.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 176016 >>> 17733298 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_autoindex.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 54000 >>> 17733284 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_asis.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 101080 >>> 17733317 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_info.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 127384 >>> 17733301 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_cgi.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 70560 >>> 17733343 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_vhost_alias.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 167388 >>> 17733324 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_negotiation.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 66448 >>> 17733306 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_dir.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 95568 >>> 17733315 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_imagemap.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 58204 >>> 17733282 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_actions.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 71144 >>> 17733335 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_speling.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 66460 >>> 17733340 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_userdir.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 79308 >>> 17733283 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_alias.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 448160 >>> 698607 /System/Library/WebObjects/Adaptors/Apache2.2/mod_WebObjects.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 305712 >>> 17733333 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_rewrite.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 290736 >>> 3429086 /usr/lib/libexslt.0.dylib >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 1297968 >>> 15260 /usr/lib/libiodbc.2.dylib >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 1046544 >>> 17731388 /System/Library/Frameworks/LDAP.framework/Versions/A/LDAP >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 958864 >>> 17733803 /usr/lib/libcurl.4.dylib >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 401216 >>> 17733947 /usr/lib/libsasl2.2.dylib >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 88356 >>> 172780 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_auth_apple.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 101284 >>> 172785 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_spnego_apple.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 105824 >>> 172775 >>> /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SpnegoApache.framework/Versions/A/SpnegoApache >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 684032 >>> 17731066 >>> /System/Library/Frameworks/DirectoryService.framework/Versions/A/DirectoryService >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 135724 >>> 172782 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_digest_apple.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 66280 >>> 174412 /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_hfs_apple.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 1380352 >>> 18089764 /private/tmp/WOAdaptorState >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 31641660 >>> 17733495 /usr/libexec/apache2/libphp5.so >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 1380352 >>> 18089793 /private/tmp/WOAdaptorState >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 1059792 >>> 8952176 /usr/lib/dyld >>> httpd 6511 _www txt REG 14,2 98283520 >>> 17736835 /private/var/db/dyld/dyld_shared_cache_x86_64 >>> httpd 6511 _www 0r CHR 3,2 0t0 >>> 345489284 /dev/null >>> >>> (same here this repeats many times) >>> httpd 6511 _www 11w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 12w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 13w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 14w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 15w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 16w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 17w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 18w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 19w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 20w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 21w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 22w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 23w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 24w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 25w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 26w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 27w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 28w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 29w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 30w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 31w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 32w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 33w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 34w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 35w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 36w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> httpd 6511 _www 37w REG 14,2 5055271697 >>> 474173 /private/var/log/apache2/access_log >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 6, 2011, at 7:53 AM, Johan Henselmans wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On 5 apr 2011, at 02:40, Johnny Miller wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I was wondering if anyone else had experienced the same thing. I have a >>>>> X-Serve running OS X 10.5.8 whose apache server is going into a frozen >>>>> state where it stops serving requests and can only be restarted by >>>>> rebooting the machine. All other services seem to being running normally. >>>>> >>>>> If I look at the error_log I see many variations of this error: >>>>> >>>>> Too many open files in system:Some/path/on/system >>>>> >>>>> I've seen this thread on the Apple discussion board: >>>>> http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1449787&start=15&tstart=0 >>>>> And this article in the knowledge base: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3512 >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone have more wisdom to share? >>>>> >>>> >>>> I once had a similar problem when I started my own objectstore coordinator >>>> for each session, along the line of: >>>> // this causes all kinds of mayhem: do not do this at home, it creates a >>>> new database connection for every session >>>> >>>> // EOObjectStoreCoordinator coord = new EOObjectStoreCoordinator(); >>>> // myEc = ERXEC.newEditingContext(coord); >>>> // myEc().setDelegate(this); >>>> >>>> >>>> After that, the database would have so many open connections after a while >>>> that the database would have too many open files, and would break down. >>>> >>>> I also seem to remember that some apache configuration would freeze with a >>>> specific log-rotation setup. (that was apache 1.3 on a FreeBSD machine) >>>> >>>> Furthermore I would look for something in apache that opens a file but >>>> never closes these. You might use opensnoop for that, see man opensnoop, >>>> or lsof might give you some clues. >>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance, >>>>> >>>>> Johnny Miller >>>>> Kahalawai Media Corp >>>>> http://www.kahalawai.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>>> Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) >>>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>>> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/johan%40netsense.nl >>>>> >>>>> This email sent to jo...@netsense.nl >>>> >>>> Johan Henselmans >>>> jo...@netsense.nl >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Johnny Miller >>> Kahalawai Media Corp >>> http://www.kahalawai.com >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Do not post admin requests to the list. 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