Can't increase the number of open files limit in RHEL AS 4. Pleasesuggest.

[Lunt, Nick]

Just double checked, try ulimit -H -n :)

see /usr/share/doc/bash-x/COMPAT for more info

Nick .


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lunt, Nick 
> Sent: 04 January 2006 12:42
> To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Subject: RE: Can't increase the number of open files limit in 
> RHEL AS 4.
> Pleasesuggest.
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: unix syzadmin [mailto:unixsyzadmin at gmail.com]
> > The following entry in /etc/security/limits.conf of RHEL AS 
> 4 does not
> > work.  Please suggest.
> > root hard nofile 32768
> > 
> > [root at bangpcplin1 ~]# ulimit -n
> > 1024
> > 
> 
> ulimit is showing you your soft limit I believe.
> Put a soft limit in limits.conf then try again.
> 
> >From the ulimit bash manpage the hard file limit may not be 
> allowed to be set on some systems. Im not sure if this 
> applies to RHEL4.
> 
> Nick .
> 
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