Re: Too Many Files Open Error
Or maybe there is a web server running on the same box. Check whether
there is a script that send mails.
/sm
On Tue, 2003-03-04 at 02:53, Rod Rodolico wrote:
> However, another question is why too many files are open. The reason I
> asked is because I had this problem on a clients site not too long ago and
> it turned out someone had cracked the server and was using it to send
> spam. Do you have enough traffic to be able to expect > 4096 files open
> simultaneously? That is what the max is in my older Debian install.
>
> Rod
>
>
> > Gene Grimm wrote:
> >> I have recently begun getting error messages from Postfix and other
> >> packages
> >> reporting "too many files" error messages. Can anyone suggest where to
> >> check
> >> on how many files can be open or adjust this limit if possible?
> >>
> >
> > Have a look at the /proc/sys/fs/ directory, and file-max and file-nr in
> > particular. You should be able to change file-max by simply writing a
> > number to that file.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> 1.79 x 10^12 furlongs per fortnight -- it's not just a good idea, it's the
> law!
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