[ale] server crash

[Mike Panetta]

Try /proc/sys/fs/file-max and others...  Its not hardcoded in Linux, its changeable at runtime
via the proc interface.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Dow Hurst <dhurst at kennesaw.edu>
Sent: Nov 17, 2003 1:55 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
Subject: Re: [ale] server crash

I have seen under IRIX scripts that unset ulimit deliberately.  However, 
the number of file handles is not unlimited but is set for the kernel 
and for the user separately as hard numbers.  This should be in your 
kernel config somewhere.
Dow


James P. Kinney III wrote:

>On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 12:32, Mike Panetta wrote:
>  
>
>>That only applies to applications though.  If he really wants a kernel core
>>he needs to do something else.
>>
>>Mike
>>    
>>
>That's what I'm seeing on this as well. It looks like the kernel hard
>locks and doesn't do anything but die. None of the ulimit data suggests
>anything is wrong. In fact, the ulimit data suggests it is being
>ignored!
>  
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