I just installed FreeBSD 9 version with GNOME interface. Each time I want to open a folder from root a message box pops up and warns me with this message: Too many open files in system. What is the problem and how to avoid it?
Too many open files in system in FreeBSD 9
filesystems;gnome;freebsd
The problem is that each user has limits. Among these limits, the open file limits the number of resources you can request to the OS.Everything is a file on UNIX: socket, pipes, actual files, your monitor, etc.Something is opening too many files. Find out why by using a command like fstat or lsof, it will list all open files. Hopefully you will be able to sort that out and find the process who has been responsible for that. Hunt it down. You can look around fuser as well if you want to check if a specific file is opened easily.Happy hunting.