Thread: Kernel Error

Kernel Error

From
"Cleiton Luiz Siqueira"
Date:
Dear,I've had a problem lately. I've received the following message
in the kernel:syslogd: /var/run/utmp: Too many open files in
systeminternet /kernel: file: table is fullCan Anybody give me a
light?--Cleiton Luiz Siqueira Analista de Sistema Centro
de Educa=E7=E3o Monjolo Ltda.

Re: Kernel Error

From
"Nigel J. Andrews"
Date:
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On Tue, 4 Feb 2003, Cleiton Luiz Siqueira wrote:

> Dear,
>
> I've had a problem lately. I've received the following message in the
> kernel:
>
> syslogd: /var/run/utmp: Too many open files in system
> internet /kernel: file: table is full
>
> Can Anybody give me a light?


Check out:

man sysctl

and

sysctl -a | grep file

on your system. You need to increase the number of files the kernel will permit
to be open at the same time. You should probably also check why you need so
many open files. Have you a lot of users? Have you a lot of processes doing
file operations? Have you got a small number of processes holding many files
open?


--
Nigel J. Andrews


Re: Kernel Error

From
Fernando Schapachnik
Date:
If you are running FreeBSD as I think you are, consider upgrading to a version
that sets MAXUSERS automatically, or raise by hand. See the handbook for more
information on how to do that.

Also, consider:

a) Not using HTML on mailing list posts.
b) Giving more, precise information on what you setup is, including environment
information and what you were doing when the error appeared.


Regards.

Fernando.

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