Re: need more open files

[Kevin Colby <kevinc grainsystems com>]

"Spink, Gary R." wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know how too increase the number of open files?

Actually, no.  You mean a per-process open file limit?
You could check the Makefile for any compile parameters
that the config may not show you.

> I keep getting this error message--
> Mar 30 11:56:16 BSI500-2 pppd[8714]: ioctl(TIOCSETD): Too many open
> files in system(23)
> 
> when my TCL program tries to open its 201st file.
> It needs to open 2000 files.

...and keep them all concurrently open?
No offense, but TCL holding open 2000 files doesn't sound like a
very good way of doing things.  You have to have _concurrent_ access?

	- Kevin Colby
	  kevinc grainsystems com