I fix init script of squid too, setting ulimt before start application:ulimit -HSn 16384
Only root can increase ulimit, so this ulimit probably had no effect. change the ulimit at /etc/profile, worked for me in a similar problem. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
