Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Linux Increase The Maximum Number Of Open Files / File Descriptors (FD)

How do I increase the maximum number of open files under CentOS Linux? How do I open more file descriptors under Linux?

The ulimit command provides control over the resources available to the shell and/or to processes started by it, on systems that allow such control. The maximum number of open file descriptors displayed with following command (login as the root user).