Neale, According to both my 2.2.16 and 2.4.9 systems, that should be:
sysctl -w fs.file-max=<new value> Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Ferguson, Neale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 11:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: VFS: file-max limit 8192 reached sysctl -w fs.fs-max=<new value> Place fs.fs-max=<newvalue> in file /etc/sysctl.conf and have one of your boot scripts issue the sysctl -p command. > -----Original Message----- > One of my users got the following message while migrating > files to his home > directory: > > > VFS: file-max limit 8192 reached > > We're running SLES7. Can someone tell me what it is, where > this limit is > set, and how can I change it? Any good reasons NOT to change it?