Try:
echo "16384" >/proc/sys/fs/file-max
or larger number if required. "man proc" for more information.
-d
"Meier, Robert" wrote:
> Jaspreet,
>
> > My Linux box is constantly [dying] and giving the
> > message "File Table Overflow". And when I reboot it
> > comes up with errors while running fsck and
> > says that it needs to be run manually. I tried
> > that, but it keeps on finding errors and doesn't go
> > away. Please Help !!
>
> I lack time for a full answer, but recommend that
> you purchase
>
> "Essential System Administration" and optionally
> "System Performance Tuning"
> from O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
>
> In general, hard disk problems should be corrected
> as soon as discovered, because they tend to grow
> quadratically with time if unchecked.
>
> I am uncertain, but believe that "File Table
> Overflow" indicates that there are too many files (or
> too few file name blocks allocated) on the disk. The
> only cure that I know of is to MANUALLY remove (and
> copy elsewhere) as many of the small files as you can.
>
> Long term, you should consider, backing up the
> entire partition, reformatting the partition (with
> more file blocks), and restoring the data file-by-file.
>
> Hopefully helpful,
>
> Dr. Robert J. Meier FANUC Robotics North America
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