Ok so if I just upgrade to squid-3.1.8-1.el5.i386.rpm will I be able to adjust max_filedesc in squid.conf? thx -----Original Message----- From: Amos Jeffries [mailto:squid3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 6:08 PM To: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: max_filedesc increase in squid-3.0.STABLE16-1.el5.i386.rpm On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:19:23 -0400, Raymond Leonard wrote: > Hi, > > Trying to upgrade file descriptors from 1024 to 2048. When I try to > add the max_filedesc 2048 to /etc/squid/squid.conf and restart squid > It is saying: > 2011/03/29 12:09:34| cache_cf.cc(346) squid.conf:41 unrecognized: > 'max_filedesc' > 2011/03/29 12:09:34| Initializing https proxy context > Starting squid: [FAILED] > > I have been reading that squid needs to be compiled with the > /configure. --with-filedescriptors option, but I installed from a > pre-built rpm. > Is the solution just to upgrade to squid-3.1.8-1.el5.i386.rpm? Yes. 3.0 needs a rebuild to change the max in Squid. If the limit is reduced from that by ulimit then changign ulimit is all that is needed. Amos
