Hi, I did recompiled squid and entere the first line in /etc/init.d/squid as ulimit -n 8192 and output of squid -v configure options: '--prefix=/usr' '--host=i686-pc-linux-gnu' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--datadir=/usr/share' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--localstatedir=/var/lib' '--sysconfdir=/etc/squid' '--libexecdir=/usr/libexec/squid' '--localstatedir=/var' '--datadir=/usr/share/squid' '--enable-auth=basic,digest,ntlm' '--enable-removal-policies=lru,heap' '--enable-digest-auth-helpers=password' '--enable-basic-auth-helpers=PAM,LDAP,getpwnam,NCSA,MSNT' '--enable-external-acl-helpers=ldap_group,ip_user,session,unix_group' '--enable-ntlm-auth-helpers=fakeauth' '--enable-ident-lookups' '--enable-useragent-log' '--enable-cache-digests' '--enable-delay-pools' '--enable-referer-log' '--enable-arp-acl' '--with-pthreads' '--with-large-files' '--enable-htcp' '--enable-carp' '--enable-follow-x-forwarded-for' '*******--with-maxfd=8192****' '--enable-snmp' '--enable-ssl' '--enable-storeio=ufs,diskd,coss,aufs,null' '--enable-async-io' '--enable-linux-netfilter' '--enable-epoll' '--build=i686-pc-linux-gnu' 'build_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnu' 'host_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnu' 'CC=i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc' 'CFLAGS=-O2 -march=i686 ' But while restarting squid it still says 2008/01/25 11:33:25| With 1024 file descriptors available Please help me --- Adrian Chadd <adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Check ./squid -v ; see what it was compiled with. > Make sure you start squid after you change the > default ulimit. > Either put "ulimit -n 8192" at the top of the squid > startup > script or find the place where your default ulimits > are set > and modify that. > > > > Adrian > > On Fri, Jan 25, 2008, bijayant kumar wrote: > > Hi, > > > > While checking the squid-2.6.17.ebuild file i > found in > > econf section there is a line --with-maxfd=8192. > It > > means that squid has been compiled with 8192 > > descriptors, right ?? But in cache.log it says > 1024 > > file descriptors are available and complains about > the > > running out of file descriptors. Shall i have to > > recompile squid again in this case also ?? > > Please guide me > > > > > > > > --- Manoj_Rajkarnikar <manoj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 25 Jan 2008, bijayant kumar wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Arana, > > > > > > > > Thanks for your reply. As you are suggesting > in > > > your > > > > reply that incresing the filedescriptor can be > > > > dangerous. Is there any other way to get rid > of > > > this > > > > warning, because this warning makes browsing > dead > > > > slow,and the box is deployed at our client > place. > > > I > > > > have to do things fast. If you have any other > > > > suggestion besides the increasing file > descriptor > > > > please suggest me. > > > > > > > > > > No AFAIK. you'll have to raise the FD limit but > > > don't raise it to tooo > > > high - that was the suggestion.. set it to 2048 > or > > > 4096 to meet the > > > current and near-future workload requirement and > > > increase it again in the > > > future if needed... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Gonzalo Arana <gonzalo.arana@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > > > > >> I would recommend you to run ./configure with > > > >> --with-maxfd=you_desired_limit and > --enable-epoll > > > >> > > > >> Watch for messages like this in configure > output: > > > >> checking if epoll works... yes > > > >> Using epoll for the IO loop. > > > >> ... > > > >> Maximum filedescriptors set to 131072 > > > >> ... > > > >> > > > >> Having large number of FDs with select is > > > dangerous. > > > >> Also, I recall > > > >> there was an issue on increasing FD_SETSIZE > on > > > glibc > > > >> (Linux uses > > > >> glibc). > > > >> > > > >> HTH, > > > >> > > > >> On Jan 24, 2008 11:46 AM, Bijayant > > > >> <bijayant4u@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >>> Hello list, > > > >>> > > > >>> I am using squid as proxy server on gentoo > box. > > > >> All of a sudden from > > > >>> 2nd January in my cache.log i am seeing the > > > error > > > >>> > > > >>> WARNING! Your cache is running out of > > > >> filedescriptors > > > >>> > > > >>> When this messages repeats frequently, > browsing > > > >> becomes dead slow in > > > >>> 2mbps line. We have 2GB RAM, and 1 GB swap > , > > > dual > > > >> core processor system. > > > >>> > > > >>> After googling, checking Squid Faq i have > tried > > > to > > > >> increase the limit > > > >>> of filedescriptors on my system. But i am > not > > > >> able to do. Please help me > > > >>> out. here i am giving some information for > > > better > > > >> picture > > > >>> > > > >>> OS - gentoo > > > >>> Kernel - 2.6.18-gentoo-r6 > > > >>> Squid - net-proxy/squid-2.6.12 > > > >>> USE Flags=ipf-transparent pam ssl > > > >>> > > > >>> I have changed the filedescriptors in > > > >> /usr/include/bits/typesizes.h > > > >>> > > > >>> Number of descriptors that can fit in an > > > `fd_set' > > > >>> #define __FD_SETSIZE 2048 > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> In /etc/init.d/squid > > > >>> ulimit -HSn 2048 > > > >>> > > > >>> ~ $ cat /proc/sys/fs/file-max > > > >>> 50516 > > > >>> > > > >>> The relevant part of /etc/squid/squid.conf > after > > > >> search on google/faq > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> client_persistent_connections off > > > >>> server_persistent_connections off > > > >>> cache_dir ufs /var/cache/squid 2000 16 256 > > > >>> url_rewrite_children 30 > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> I did all things specified in Squid Wiki and > > > Faq. > > > >> After that i have > > > >>> recompiled the squid and rebooted my > machine > > > also > > > >> without any luck. I am > > > >>> still getting the warning in my logs, and > > > ulimit > > > >> -n as 1024. > > > >>> > > > >>> I have tried all possible things without any > > > >> success. Please help me or > > > >>> give me some direction. > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> Gonzalo A. Arana > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Bijayant Kumar > > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > > > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > Bijayant Kumar > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > -- > - Xenion - http://www.xenion.com.au/ - VPS Hosting - > Commercial Squid Support - > - $25/pm entry-level VPSes w/ capped bandwidth > charges available in WA - > Bijayant Kumar Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
