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

[unix syzadmin]

Hi,

Looks like both soft and hard limits need to be specified in
/etc/security/limits.conf.
root soft nofile 32768
root hard nofile 32768
[root at bangpcplin1 security]# ulimit -n
32768
It worked.  Thanks a lot.
Regards,
-GnanaShekar-



On 1/4/06, Lunt, Nick <Nick.Lunt at wesleyan.co.uk> wrote:
>
> 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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