Sorry it took so long to summarize, but we have been very busy. My
original question was:
> We need to increase the number of file descriptors available to a process.
> Right now, if we run "limit descriptor" inside a C-shell, the result
> is "descriptor 64" . How do we increase this value. We think there
> is a kernel variable that can be changed, we just don't remember
> what its called and where its resides.
Everyone who responded mentioned the limit command in the csh shell:
csh> limit descriptor 256
However, Shankar Ishwar of AT&T Bell Labs also mentioned two other changes that
would apply to all users on the system:
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256 is the MAX by default; However, if you need to go beyond this,
you will have to tweak the file: types.h in the kernel area's sys sub direc.
</usr/sys/sys/types.h> ==> <#define FD_SETSIZE 256>
If you want to change the default value from 64 to something diff., you
will have to tweak the file: /usr/sys/sys/param.h ==> <#define NOFILE 64>
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Thanks to all the others that responded (sorry if I missed anyone):
jdavis@cs.arizona.edu
weingart@inf.ethz.ch
Badri.Pillai@ecrc.de
mharris@jpmorgan.com
shandelm@jpmorgan.com
poffen@sj.ate.slb.com
oliver@ast.saic.com
uunet!trdlnk.chi.il.us!mike (Michael Sullivan)
pauline@uniq.com.au
glenn@uniq.com.au
barmar@Think.COM
guy@auspex.com
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