Hi ,
To increase the number of file descriptors on Redhat 6.x add this to
then end of /etc/rc.d/rc.local .
# increase max files
echo "32768" > /proc/sys/fs/file-max
# increase max inodes
echo "131072" > /proc/sys/fs/inode-max
Adjust the numbers to suit your install. You can also set the /proc
values on the fly.
To see how many files and inodes are in use
cat /proc/sys/fs/file-nr
cat /proc/sys/fs/inode-nr
It gets a bit more complex than this as some programs set there
maximum file descriptors at compile time ( eg squid) , dont think
qmail falls into this category. You need to tweak some kernel include
files for these ones /usr/include/linux/limits.h
/usr/include/linux/tasks.h
Regards
Simon.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, 5 September 2000 5:46
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: FW: Limiting qmail to save OS
>
>
> hello all
>
> frequently (about 2 times a month) the file limits are being
> exceeded by
> qmail haveing to many files open. The box only has qmail/vpopmail
and
> pop3 running on it.
>
> I have traced the 'failure' to 2 messages with 1053
> reciepients listed.
>
> Evidently there is no way I can find to increase the 1024
> open file limit
> on my 2.2.12 Red Hat box.
>
> How do you control the incoming mail as to not force the
> system to error
> out because of not open file resources?
>
> Why dose qmail itself keep accepting SMTP connections (and having to
> open a file to dump the mail to) when it must be getting an
> error about no
> more open handles available???
>
> Is anyone else runnng into this?
>
> Paul Farber
> Farber Technology
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Ph 570-628-5303
> Fax 570-628-5545
>
>
