I used this how to, and did not require a re-compile http://paulgoscicki.com/archives/2007/01/squid-warning-your-cache-is-running-out-of-filedescriptors/ cheers Ivan On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Mellem, Dan <Dan.Mellem@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Did you set the limit before you compiled it? The upper limit is set at compile time. I ran into this problem myself. > > -Dan > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Superted666 [mailto:ruckafella@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Mon 7/5/2010 3:33 PM > To: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: > Subject: File Descriptors > > > Hello, > > Got a odd problem with file descriptors im hoping you guys could help me out > with? > > Background > > I'm running CentOS 5.5 and squid 3.0 Stable 5. > The system is configured with 4096 file descriptors with the following : > > /etc/security/limits.conf > * - nofile 4096 > /etc/sysctl.conf > fs.file-max = 4096 > > Also /etc/init.d/squid has ulimit -HSn 4096 at the start. > > Problem > > Running a ulimit -n on the box does indeed show 4096 connectors but squid > states it is using 1024 despite what is said above. I noticed this because > im starting to get warnings in the logs about file descriptors... > > Any help greatly appreciated. > > Thanks > > Ed > > Ed > -- > View this message in context: http://squid-web-proxy-cache.1019090.n4.nabble.com/File-Descriptors-tp2278923p2278923.html > Sent from the Squid - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > >
