[squid-users] RE: 8232 filedescriptors too few!

I had reconfigured the kernel to allow 8232 filedescriptors. But I had
not recompiled squid. I guess I have to do that. How do I make sure that
Squid is actually seeing the 8232 filedescriptors?

> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> I am running squid 2.4STABLE4 on FreeBSD 4.4. I feel I have enough
> filedescriptors configured, yet squid complains.
>
> sysctl -a |grep maxfiles shows
> kern.maxfiles: 8232
> kern.maxfilesperproc: 8232
>
> The Squid Unix user account is 'squid'.
> As root the limit command shows "descriptors 8232"
> As squid the ulimit -a command shows "open files (-n) 8232"
>
> While running the Squid cache and with load
> pstat -T shows
> 325/8232 files
> 0M/499M swap space
>
> fstat -u squid | wc shows
> 287
>
> So, it appears that out of 8232 available file descriptors the squid
cache
> is using only 287. Still it complains. It gives the following warnings
>
> commResetFD: socket: (24) Too many open files
> WARNING! Your cache is running out of filedescriptors
>
>
> Thanks,
> Prakash
Received on Mon Jul 29 2002 - 23:06:40 MDT