awarnier wrote: > > I could not say that. Only you really know which modules you load with > the LoadModule directives, and which ones you really need for your > configuration and applications. > > Taking into account that libraries (stuff like the > /usr/lib/libkrb5.so.3.3 for instance) are sometimes loaded very > indirectly (by another library loaded by another library loaded by some > innocent-looking module for example), I would nevertheless wonder why > for example /usr/lib/libkrb5.so.3.3 is being loaded at all, unless one > of your areas is protected by kerberos authentication. The same for > ldap, the same for jpeg libs, and so on. > But is is quite possible that this is really needed by some module in > some application. > I would say : look at each of your LoadModule directives, and at that > module's description here : > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/ > (in "Other modules") > and ask yourself if you really need this. > If you think not, comment out that LoadModule, restart your server and > check if anything breaks. > > Another thing : it looks from your lsof list, that you are using the > Apache "prefork" model. > I don't remember precisely your configuration or the kind of load or > processes you are running, but you might try the "worker" (threaded) > model instead. I am not entirely sure, but I believe that this will > also reduce the total number of files opened on your system, as threads > may share a lot more in that respect, than individual child processes do. > > But I would wait a few hours for a real expert to comment, which I'm > sure one will do if I wrote something really stupid above. > Alright. Thank you so much for your opinions, Andre. I am grateful for your time and attention. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/-users%40httpd--What-is-the-best-way-to-handle-%22too-many-open-files%22-errors--tp23629492p23642169.html Sent from the Apache HTTP Server - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx