"Ian Harding" <ianh@tpchd.org> writes:
> Having no idea what i am looking for, I find...
>
> bash-2.05$ ulimit -a
[...]
> open files 64
This is pretty low. Each PG backend can open a lot of files with a
large database. I'd try cranking it up in the script that starts PG.
> bash-2.05$ sysctl kern.maxfiles
> kern.maxfiles = 1772
If this is the systemwide limit it also might be a bit low. It's more
likely to be the ulimit that's biting you though.
-Doug
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