"Ed L." <pgsql@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > We're trying to make sense of the number of open files on an > HP-UX 11.23 system that's getting several new 8.1.2 clusters, > and in particular why the numbers appear to be significantly > larger than our 7.4 clusters on similar hardware. Would there > be anything particular to 8.1.2 over 7.4 that would lead to a > larger number of open files? This is much too handwavy to provide an intelligent comment on. Get a copy of "lsof" and find out exactly which processes have how many files open, then we'll have some idea what's going on... regards, tom lane
