nx13372 wrote:
John Summerfield wrote: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.Ross Tsolakidis wrote:Hi,I am running "Linux [hidden] 2.4.25-bf2.4 #1 SMP Wed Mar 10 10:35:09 PST2004 i686 unknown" and would like to know how to raise a user accountsmax file descriptors (FDs, shown via ulimit -n) from the default 1024 to4096, 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:~$
Of course. I didn't log out.Set the limits as root, then start your daemon. It seems it will inherit the desired settings.
summer@Dolphin:~$ uname -r 2.4.25-1-686 summer@Dolphin:~$
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