worked for me http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/ no recompile necessary On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Bradley, Stephen W. Mr. <bradlesw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I can't seem to get increase the number above 32768 no matter what I do. > > Ulimit during compile, sysctl.conf and everything else but no luck. > > > I have about 5,000 users on a 400mbit connection. > > Steve > > RHEL5 64bit with Squid 3.1.1