Geoffrey wrote: > Alvaro Herrera wrote: > >John Allgood wrote: > >>Hey Tom > >> > >> I assume that if it is the kernel running out of descriptors that I > >>would get the messages in dmesg. This message only appears in the log > >>file for that database. > > > >Yeah, the point is that you have the max_files_per_process setting > >higher than what the kernel likes. So decrease it, and Postgres will > >adjust itself to use less file descriptors by closing and reopening > >files as needed. > > I work with the original poster and wanted to make sure the problem here > is clear. Yes, that was understood from the beginning. > The 'out of file descriptors' message is coming from > Postgresql, not the kernel. Thus, it doesn't make sense to me that the > max_files_per_process setting is too high. I would think we need to > increase it so that Postgresql will stop generating these errors. No, you need to lower it so that Postgres doesn't _try_ to use as many file descriptors. Read this again: > > So decrease it, and Postgres will > >adjust itself to use less file descriptors by closing and reopening > >files as needed. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support
