>> After retarting, I did have 1024 descriptors, no matters i did compile with >> 64k FDs. > > As I said - > > The running configure / make / compile environment has to be set to > 64k file descriptors. The build environment's max file descriptors > are an overriding limit on the actual usable FDs, no matter what you > set the configure maxfd value to. If ulimit -n = 1024 at configure > time, that's what you're stuck at. > > # ulimit -HSn 32768 (or 64k) ; ./configure (options...) ; make Remember to also set the ulimit when launching squid. Otherwise the OS is enforcing the limit and there's nothing squid can do. -- /kinkie