Why can't I raise open files on a 2.2.x kernel?

Jeremy Hansen (jeremy@iuinc.com)
Tue, 16 Feb 1999 16:52:21 -0500

On 2.0.36, I used the open files patch that was available.
This worked great. What do I do for kernel 2.2.x? Also
what I don't understand is why the sysctl features that
should allow me to raise the limit have no effect.

echo 8192 > /proc/sys/fs/file-max

does nothing as far as I can tell.

My problem is a heavily loaded web server running out of
open file space.

Please give suggestions. I'm somewhat desperate.
Thank You
-jeremy

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