Re: raise user accounts max fd

[nx13372 <nx13372a@net.vodafone.pt>]

John Summerfield wrote:

> Ross Tsolakidis wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am running "Linux [hidden] 2.4.25-bf2.4 #1 SMP Wed Mar 10 10:35:09 PST
> > 2004 i686 unknown" and would like to know how to raise a user accounts
> > max file descriptors (FDs, shown via ulimit -n) from the default 1024 to
> > 4096, to allow an IRC daemon more permitted open files.
> >
> > After adding the lines:
> > ircd hard nofile 4096
> > ircd soft nofile 4096
> >
> > to /etc/security/limits.conf at the end of the file (they are not
> > commented out), and re-logging into the ircd user terminal and typing:
> > ulimit -n
> >
> > The count still appears as 1024, not the new 4096 figure.
> >
> > What am I doing wrong?
> >
> > Any help is appreciated,
> summer@Dolphin:~$ ulimit -n    1024
> summer@Dolphin:~$ root
> Dolphin:~# ulimit -n
> 1024
> Dolphin:~# ulimit -n 4096
> Dolphin:~# ulimit -n
> 4096
> Dolphin:~# su - summer
> summer@Dolphin:~$ ulimit -n
> 4096
> summer@Dolphin:~$
I'm using kernel-2.4.26-1 and repeat the text above. After close the 
session and log again the default values (1024) appears.