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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Out of file-descriptors message
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Msg-id 4727.1164835974@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Out of file-descriptors message  (John Allgood <john@turbocorp.com>)
Responses Re: Out of file-descriptors message  (John Allgood <jallgood@the-allgoods.net>)
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John Allgood <john@turbocorp.com> writes:
> 2006-11-29 14:57:51 [3823] LOG:  out of file descriptors: Too many open
> files; release and retry

Consider reducing PG's max_files_per_process setting.  Postgres itself
will usually not have a serious problem when you've run the kernel out
of file descriptors, but everything else on the machine will :-(

            regards, tom lane

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