C.3.5. Too many open processes or files

Last Updated: 2013-10-09

Condition or Error

The operating system or environment reports that the tungsten or designated Tungsten Cluster user has too many open files, processes, or both.

Causes

  • User limits for processes or files have either been exhausted, or recommended limits for user configuration have not been set.

Rectifications

  • Check the output of ulimit and check the configure file and process limits:

    shell> ulimit -a
    core file size (blocks, -c) 0
    data seg size (kbytes, -d) unlimited
    file size (blocks, -f) unlimited
    max locked memory (kbytes, -l) unlimited
    max memory size (kbytes, -m) unlimited
    open files (-n) 256
    pipe size (512 bytes, -p) 1
    stack size (kbytes, -s) 8192
    cpu time (seconds, -t) unlimited
    max user processes (-u) 709
    virtual memory (kbytes, -v) unlimited

    If the figures reported are less than the recommended settings, see Section B.3.2, “Creating the User Environment” for guidance on how these values should be changed.

More Information

Section B.3.2, “Creating the User Environment”