Ralf Hildebrandt wrote: > So how can I raise the filedescriptor limit above 1024 > (linux-2.6.24.2, Debian)? In /etc/security/limits.conf, set ## domain type item limit * soft nofile 8192 * hard nofile 8192 And in /etc/profile do ulimit -HSn 8192 Log out from shell and log back in and you have new settings in effect. Tomi