Re: How to Imcrease FD Size

[David Schwartz]

On Fri, 2 Aug 2002 13:38:27 +1000, Steve wrote:
>Hey,
>I was wondering how to increase the FD Size for users... Atm its set
>at 1024.. But i want to give user "xxx" FD Max size of 5120..
>
>Is This possible..

	This is not a kernel issue. The limit is raised and lowered by user 
programs. A version of 'login' that sets this limit prior to dropping 
privileges may be what you want. You can also do it with PAM.

	Check with people familiar with your distribution.

	DS