>Number: 4199
>Category: config
>Synopsis: exits with "Too many open files: unable to open a file
>descriptor above 15 ..."
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: apache
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: apache
>Arrival-Date: Mon Apr 5 20:20:00 PDT 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Organization:
apache
>Release: 1.3.4
>Environment:
Env: RedHat Linux 5.2
Compiler: GNU gcc v2.7.2.3
>Description:
Using apache 1.3.4 with PHP3 module. Using NameVirtualHost, when number of
virtual hosts exceed
approx 65 server will not start. Error log reports the following;
httpd: [Tue Apr 6 12:25:43 1999] [warn] (24)Too many open files: unable to
open a file descriptor
above 15, you may need to increase the number of descriptors
Have tried fixex for similar problems encountered in previous versions, no luck.
Have 1024 available file descriptors
Each virtual host has following layout;
<VirtualHost 203.12.144.46>
ServerName web.hunterlink.net.au
DocumentRoot /usr/local/apache/htdocs
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/usr/local/apache/cgi-bin/"
ErrorLog logs/web.hunterlink.net.au/error_log
TransferLog logs/web.hunterlink.net.au/access_log
AgentLog logs/web.hunterlink.net.au/agent_log
RefererLog logs/web.hunterlink.net.au/referer_log
RefererIgnore web.hunterlink.net.au
</VirtualHost>
Can successfully run multiple servers all using config file of approx 65
VirtualHost entries.
>How-To-Repeat:
Use
NameVirtualHost [IP ADDR]
and include 80+
<VirtualHost [IP ADDR]>
.
.
</VirtualHost>
>Fix:
Fixes for previous versions do not appear to work...
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