For Squid-2.5 and later, running "ulimit -HSn XXXX" both before you run configure AND before you start Squid should be sufficient.
See also http://devel.squid-cache.org/hno/linux-lfd.html Regards Henrik Niti Lohwithee wrote: > > Dear ALL, > > I have plan to build new proxy using squid2.5 with Redhat 7.2 >(kernel 2.4.7-10). There are 3,000 user to access the new box. I â?~am not sure about >file descriptor setting on squid2.5. > > (1) If I use squid 2.5 I still setting file descriptor or not ? > (2) If (1) is required . ulimit -HSn ##### should be ? > (3) What is another setting about it? > > Anyone recommend me â~º > > Regards and Thanks > Niti : ) > > >