Re: Out of file-descriptors message

Hey Tom

    I assume that if it is the kernel running out of descriptors that I
would get the messages in dmesg. This message only appears in the log
file for that database.

Thanks

Tom Lane wrote:
> John Allgood <john@turbocorp.com> writes:
>
>> 2006-11-29 14:57:51 [3823] LOG:  out of file descriptors: Too many open
>> files; release and retry
>>
>
> Consider reducing PG's max_files_per_process setting.  Postgres itself
> will usually not have a serious problem when you've run the kernel out
> of file descriptors, but everything else on the machine will :-(
>
>             regards, tom lane
>