Re: [HTCondor-users] condor_shadow and file descriptors

[Rich Pieri <ratinox@xxxxxxx>]

Paul Brenner wrote:
> Good to know that SL runs at a million plus as a "default".

It doesn't. The Linux kernel sets file-max based on how much physical
RAM is in the box. A box with 4GB RAM will have a default file-max of
~400K. A box with 64GB RAM will have a default file-max of ~6.4M.

You can override this in /etc/sysctl.conf.

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Rich Pieri <ratinox@xxxxxxx>
MIT Laboratory for Nuclear Science