Child dying with "Too many open files"

[Andrew Knapp]

Didn't really get a answer to this, so I'm trying again.

I've done some testing with the NFILES variable, and I keep getting the
same error as before ("Too many open files"). I've also verified that
the limit is actually being applied by putting a ulimit -a in the
/etc/init.d/varnish script.

Anyone have any ideas? I'm running the 1.1.2-5 rpms from sf.net on
Centos 5.1.

Thanks,
Andy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: varnish-misc-bounces at projects.linpro.no [mailto:varnish-misc-
> bounces at projects.linpro.no] On Behalf Of Andrew Knapp
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 5:52 PM
> To: Michael S. Fischer
> Cc: varnish-misc at projects.linpro.no
> Subject: RE: Child dying with "Too many open files"
> 
> Here's the output:
> 
> $ sysctl fs.file-max
> fs.file-max = 767606
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: michaelonlaw at gmail.com [mailto:michaelonlaw at gmail.com] On
> Behalf
> > Of Michael S. Fischer
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 5:48 PM
> > To: Andrew Knapp
> > Cc: varnish-misc at projects.linpro.no
> > Subject: Re: Child dying with "Too many open files"
> >
> > Does 'sysctl fs.file-max' say?  It should be >= the ulimit.
> >
> > --Michael
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Andrew Knapp <andrew at imeem.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm getting this error when running varnishd:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >>
> > >
> > > Child said (2, 15369): <<Assert error in wrk_thread(),
cache_pool.c
> > line
> > > 217:
> > >
> > >   Condition((pipe(w->pipe)) == 0) not true.
> > >
> > >   errno = 24 (Too many open files)
> > >
> > > >>
> > >
> > > Cache child died pid=15369 status=0x6
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > uname -a:
> > >
> > > Linux <hostname> 2.6.18-53.1.4.el5 #1 SMP Fri Nov 30 00:45:55 EST
> > 2007
> > > x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > command used to start varnish:
> > >
> > > /usr/sbin/varnishd -d -d -a :80 -f /etc/varnish/photo.vcl -T
> > > <internalIP>:6082 -t 120 -w 10,700,30 -s
> > > file,/c01/varnish/varnish_storage.bin,12G -u varnish -g varnish -P
> > > /var/run/varnish.pid
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I have NFILES=270000 set in /etc/sysconfig/varnish. Do I just need
> to
> > up
> > > that value?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Andy
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