Hello,
I was thinking that adding more examples in the Syncthing README would
be helpful for new OBSD users. I definitely struggled understanding what
these were at first and examples that I could copy would've helped me I
think.
What do you think, edd@ ?
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diff -u -p -u -r1.7 README
--- pkg/README 17 Dec 2023 15:43:12 -0000 1.7
+++ pkg/README 12 Feb 2024 16:53:32 -0000
@@ -62,13 +62,26 @@ Syncthing more file descriptors by addin
:openfiles-max=4096:\
:tc=daemon:
+If you run Syncthing manually, you can add the following to the appropriate
+login class. If you're in the staff login class, you can add the following
+lines under the staff section:
+
+ staff:\
+ [...]
+ :openfiles-cur=4096:\
+ :openfiles-cur=4096:\
+ [...]
+
Don't forget to rebuild the login.conf.db file (if necessary):
- # [ -f /etc/login.conf.db ] && cap_mkdb /etc/login.conf
+ # [ -f /etc/login.conf.db ] && cap_mkdb /etc/login.conf
Note that in addition to ulimits, there is a kernel-level file descriptor limit
which may also need to be adjusted. This limit is managed through the
-kern.maxfiles sysctl(8).
+kern.maxfiles sysctl(8):
+
+ # sysctl kern.maxfiles=4096
+ # echo "kern.maxfiles=4096" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
Another option is to turn off the file watcher and use only periodic scans.
This will result in much reduced file descriptor usage at the cost of a
